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A). Stem tubers

These are swollen underground stems which store food e.g.

Irish potatoes and white yam

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B). Bulbs

A bulb is a condensed as a shoot with fleshy leaves.

A bulb stores its food in the fleshy swollen leaves.

Bulbs have small stems and have lateral or axillary buds

Examples include; Onions, Garlic, Spi- der - lily,

Shallots

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