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Tuber

Scope note

Thickened food-storing portion of an underground stem, root, or rhizome, having tiny buds that potentially develop into new plants.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000251432

Broader Terms used

plant material

Created

13yrs ago

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