Although potato tuber is an underground plant part, it is considered as a stem. Give two reasons.

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Although potato tuber is an underground plant part, it is considered as
a stem. Give two reasons.

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answered Dec 6, 2017 by mdsamim (213,225 points) 5 10 23
selected Feb 23, 2018 by sarthaks
 
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a. The tuber has nodes and internodes.
b. Leafy shoots appear from the nodes

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