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    • Diagram of a tuber showing roots, shoots and eye,
    Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 3 October 2013 Size: 94 KB Referencing Hub media

    Tubers are swollen portions of an underground stem that store food so a plant can lie dormant over the winter, for example, potatoes, kumara and taewa.

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