storage organ

English

tubers, which are storage organs

Noun

storage organ (plural storage organs)

1. (botany) A part of a plant, such as a bulb, specifically modified for storage of energy (generally in the form of carbohydrates) or of water.

Hyponyms

• corm
• tuber

Translations

botany: part of plant modified for storage of energy

• Czech: zásobní orgán m
• Finnish: varastoelin
• Polish: organ spichrzowy m

See also

• bulb
• geophyte
• pseudobulb
• rhizome
• root