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   lignotuber
   <botany> A woody swelling below or just above the ground, containing adventitious buds from which new shoots develop if the top of the plant is cut or burnt (common in the shrubby eucalypts and in many other fire-tolerant Australian shrubs). ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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   lignotuber
   (from the article `Myrtales`) An unusual feature seen in most species of Eucalyptus and some other Myrtaceae is the presence of lignotubers. These organs are large, woody, rounded ... Many scrubland shrubs develop a swollen stem base or an underground woody organ called a lignotuber, which, because ...
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   Lignotuber
   A lignotuber is a starchy swelling of the root crown possessed by some plants as a protection against destruction of the plant stem by fire. The crown contains buds from which new stems may sprout, and a sufficient store of nutrients to support a period of growth in the absence of photosynthesis. P...
   Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lignotuber
   
   
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   lignotuber
   a woody swelling of the stem below or just above the ground; contains adventitious buds from which new shoots can develop, e.g. after fire.
   Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_botanical_terms
   
   

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