Monocots such as palms and bamboo achieve considerable increase in girth by:

a. a modified form of secondary growth in which parenchyma cells divide and enlarge.
b. primary growth.
c. a modified form of primary growth in which parenchyma cells divide and enlarge.
d. enlargement of primary xylem.
e. enlargement of primary phloem.


c

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