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rhizome: a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure

taproot collapse: something that provides an important central source for growth or development; "the taproot of his resentment"; "genius and insanity spring from the same taproot"; (botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem

bulb collapse: a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb of a syringe"; a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ; a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure

tubercle collapse: a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis

root collapse: the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support; (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"; (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground; a number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number; take root and begin to grow; "this plant roots quickly"; cause to take roots; plant by the roots; come into existence, originate; "The problem roots in her depression"

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