Which of the following is not a stem modification?

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Tendrils of Cucumber

Flattened structures of Opuntia

Pitcher of Nepenthes

Thorns of Citrus

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Pitcher of Nepenthes is modified ed lamina of leaf meant for attracting, trapping, killing and digesting the protein part of insect to fulfill l its nitrogenous requirements as it grows in nitrogen deficient soils. It is a trap leaf and the plant is an insectivore and partial heterotroph.
(1) Tendrils of cucumber are aerial modified ed stems. In this plant, axillary buds are modified as tendrils.
(2) Flattened structure of Opuntia is green modified ed stem known as phylloclade and it is meant for photosynthesis.
(4) Thorns of Citrus are modified ed aerial axillary buds meant for protection and minimising transpiration.

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