Which of the following represents the edible swollen portion of Allium cepa?

Aerial stem

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Underground stem

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Internodes

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Leaf bases

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Solution

The correct option is C Leaf bases
Onion(Allium cepa) is a bulb. It is a short, modified, underground stem surrounded by usually fleshy modified leaves that contain stored food for the shoot within. Therefore edible part of onion is fleshy leaves.
So, the correct answer is " Leaf bases ".

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