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All geophytes - whether true bulbs, corms, rhizomes or tubers - have one thing in common: They all require a dormant period. Depending on the geophyte, that period will be either summer or winter.
What is a geophyte?
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geophyte search for term- n. (Gr. ge, earth; phyton, plant) plants with an underground dormant part such as a tuber, bulb, rhizome, etc. to help the plant survive adverse conditions.gibberellins search for term- n.
Potatoes and other tubers belong to a group of plants called geophytes, which hoard energy in fleshy, underground parts in order to survive unfavorable periods of the year in a semidormant state.
 See also: Bulb, Flower, Plant, Annual, Genera
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