Is radish a root or a stem

Its root is developed from hypocotyl and radicle, with relatively developed parenchyma and more nutrients in the tissue.

Green flowering plants are the highest plant group, and their plants are composed of various cells, tissues and organs. Among them, roots, stems and leaves are related to nutrition and are called vegetative organs. Flowers, fruits and seeds are related to reproduction and are called reproductive organs.

The edible part of lotus root is rhizome, which belongs to stem; The edible part of radish is deformed root, belonging to root, and the edible part of tomato is fruit. So radish, lotus root and tomato eat roots, stems and fruits respectively.

Common abnormal sources are as follows:

1, fleshy roots, such as deformed roots of radish;

2, tuberous root, the lateral root or adventitious root of the plant expands, such as the tuberous root of sweet potato;

3, aerial root, is a kind of abnormal root growing in the air, such as many adventitious roots growing on the branches of banyan trees;

4. Column roots, the most typical example is corn;

5. Mycorrhiza and nodule.

Radish belongs to the storage root of deformed roots, which stores a lot of nutrients, which can be used for the development of plants after wintering and is also the edible part of human beings. Sweet potato belongs to the tuberous root of abnormal root.