Organ of a higher plant that anchors the rest of the plant in the ground, absorbs water and mineral salts from the soil, and does not bear leaves or buds
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Screwpines (Pandanus species) covered with climbing plants, surrounded by lush tropical vegetation. Wood engraving, c. 1867, after C. Whymper.
Whymper, Charles, 1853-1941.Date: [1867-1875]Reference: 20942i
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Comfrey (Symphytum officinale L.): flowering stem with separate leaf and rootstock. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.
Date: [1774]Reference: 16793i
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Two entire flowering plants, a yellow crocus (Crocus species) and a herb Paris (Paris quadrifolia). Colour nature print by A. Auer, c. 1853.
Date: 1853 [1854]Reference: 23767i
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Bunium bulbocastanum L.: entire flowering and fruiting plant with separate flower, fruit and seed. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.
Date: [1778]Reference: 17383i
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Peruvian rhatany (Krameria triandra): flowering and fruiting plant with roots and fruit segments. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1843.
Burnett, M. A., active 1850.Date: [1843]Reference: 23814i