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[[Image:New potatoes recipe.jpg|300px|thumb|right|New potato tubers]] | [[Image:New potatoes recipe.jpg|300px|thumb|right|New potato tubers]] | ||
'''Tubers''' are various types of modified plant structures that are enlarged to store nutrients. They are used by plants to overwinter and regrow the next year and as a means of asexual reproduction. Two different groups of tubers are: stem tubers, and root tubers. | '''Tubers''' are various types of modified plant structures that are enlarged to store nutrients. They are used by plants to overwinter and regrow the next year and as a means of asexual reproduction. Two different groups of tubers are: stem tubers, and root tubers. | ||
A Stem tuber forms from thickened rhizomes. | A Stem tuber forms from thickened rhizomes. | ||
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** ''also known as:'' [[earth apple]], [[girasole]], [[Jerusalem artichoke]], [[sunchoke]], [[sunroot]], [[topinambour]] | ** ''also known as:'' [[earth apple]], [[girasole]], [[Jerusalem artichoke]], [[sunchoke]], [[sunroot]], [[topinambour]] | ||
* '''[[jícama]]''' | * '''[[jícama]]''' | ||
** ''also known as:'' [[ahipa]], [[Chinese turnip]], [[jícama]], [[jicama]], [[lo bok]], [[Mexican potato]], [[Mexican yam bean]], [[saa got]], [[yam bean]] | ** ''also known as:'' [[ahipa]], [[Chinese turnip]], [[jícama]], [[jicama]], [[lo bok]], [[Mexican potato]], [[Mexican yam bean]], [[saa got]], [[yam bean]] | ||
*** ''substitute':'' [[daikon radish]], [[Jerusalem artichoke]], [[tart apples]], [[turnips]] ,[[water chestnuts]] | *** ''substitute':'' [[daikon radish]], [[Jerusalem artichoke]], [[tart apples]], [[turnips]] ,[[water chestnuts]] | ||
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* [[Rhizome]] | * [[Rhizome]] | ||
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[[Category:Spices]] | [[Category:Spices]] | ||
[[Category:Vegetables]] | [[Category:Vegetables]] | ||