Cookbook:Rhizome
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A rhizome is a horizontal, usually underground stem of a plant that often sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. They are also referred to as creeping rootstalks, or rootstocks. A stolon is similar to a rhizome, but exists above ground, sprouting from an existing stem.
[edit] Tubers
A tuber is a thickened part of a rhizome that has been enlarged for use as a storage organ. They are typically high in starch.
- jicama
- potato
- sunchoke (also known as the "Jerusalem artichoke", completely unrelated to the artichoke)
- sweet potato (also known as kumara)
- taro root
- water chestnut
- yam
- cassava (also known as manioc or yuca)
