tuberous root
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0025523
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: raiz tuberosa (Spanish)
- exact: 塊茎根 (Japanese)
- Definition
- A root (PO:0009005) that is radially enlarged relative to other lateral roots (PO:0020121) or shoot-borne roots (PO:0000042) on the same plant, but not as enlarged as a tuberous root tuber (PO:0025476). [source: POC:curators]
- Comment
- None
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