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  2. Tuber - Wikipedia

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    Freshly dug sweet potato plants with tubers Hemerocallis tuber roots. A root tuber, tuberous root or storage root is a modified lateral root, enlarged to function as a storage organ. The enlarged area of the tuber can be produced at the end or middle of a root or involve the entire root.

  3. Chinese yam - Wikipedia

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    The plant produces one or more spindle-shaped [5] or cylindrical [11] tubers. The largest may weigh 10 pounds (4.5 kg) and grow one meter (3 ft 3 in) underground. [ 11 ] Dioscorea polystachya is more tolerant to frost and cooler climates than other yams, which is attributed to its successful introductions and establishment on many continents.

  4. Root vegetable - Wikipedia

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    Root vegetables are underground plant parts eaten by humans or animals as food. In agricultural and culinary terminology, the term applies to true roots such as taproots and tuberous roots as well as non-roots such as bulbs , corms , rhizomes , and stem tubers .

  5. This edible tuber has 'roots' in Caribbean nations | Mystery ...

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    The plant has high-climbing, thorny vines. The underground part is a tuber — a swollen, food-storage stem, much like an Irish potato. This edible tuber has 'roots' in Caribbean nations | Mystery ...

  6. Dioscorea alata - Wikipedia

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    Dioscorea alata – also called ube (/ ˈ uː b ɛ,-b eɪ /), ubi, purple yam, or greater yam, among many other names – is a species of yam (a tuber).The tubers are usually a vivid violet-purple to bright lavender in color (hence the common name), but some range in color from cream to plain white.

  7. Sagittaria latifolia - Wikipedia

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    The plants often grow together in crowded colonies and spread by runners at or just under the soil surface. In late summer the plants produce tubers that are twice as long as wide, [9] each typically measuring 0.5 to 5 cm (1 ⁄ 4 to 2 in) in diameter. [8] The plant produces rosettes of leaves and an inflorescence on a long rigid scape.

  8. Rhizome - Wikipedia

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    The term "tuber" is often used imprecisely and is sometimes applied to plants with rhizomes. The plant uses the rhizome to store starches , proteins , and other nutrients. These nutrients become useful for the plant when new shoots must be formed or when the plant dies back for the winter. [ 4 ]

  9. When to Plant Dahlias for the Most Beautiful Blooms ... - AOL

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    Plant tubers directly in the ground at a planting depth of about 4 inches. Position the tuber on its side with the eye closest to where you will stake the plant. ... Water until the plants are at ...