In Bougainville's what is the modification of thorns?
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3rd Nov, 2019
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Thorns are modified stem in Bougainvillea, actually stem of plants like Citrus and Bougainvillea get modified into thorns and these thorns protect the plants from the browsing animals.
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Student Expert
3rd Nov, 2019
Modification of thorns in Bougainvillea is Stem. So thorn is the Modification of axillary bud or terminal bud of the stem. It may bear leaves, flowers & Endogenous in origin. Ex: Catissa (Karonda), pomegranate, citrus, Bougainvillae. You can get such more examples once you finish reading your ncert textbook and then solve some mcqs.
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