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acrogen |
a plant that produces no flower and grows only from the tip of the stem, such as a fern or moss. |
ammoniac |
a sharp-smelling gum resin from the stem of an Asian plant, used in perfumes and porcelain cements; gum ammoniac. [1/2 definitions] |
amplexicaul |
encircling or clasping the stem, as some leaves. |
aspidistra |
a plant with broad, smooth evergreen leaves growing from the base of the stem, often cultivated as a houseplant. |
axil |
the upper angle between a leaf, flower, twig, or the like, and the stem or branch from which it grows. |
beanstalk |
the stem of a bean plant. |
bine |
the stem of any of various twining or vinelike plants. [2 definitions] |
bractlet |
a small or secondary bract on a flower's stem. |
brier1 |
a thorny branch or stem. [1/2 definitions] |
Brussels sprout |
a small green bud that grows on the stem of a plant that is a type of cabbage. Brussels sprouts look like very small cabbages and are eaten as vegetables. |
Brussels sprouts |
the small green edible heads that grow on the stem of a plant that is a type of cabbage. [1/2 definitions] |
cane |
the long, hard stem of the bamboo plant and other large grass plants. [1/3 definitions] |
celandine |
a plant of the poppy family that has deeply divided leaves, yellow flowers, and a yellow-orange fluid in its stem. [1/2 definitions] |
century plant |
a desert agave, once believed to flower only once in a century, with fleshy leaves and a very tall stem on which greenish flowers appear every ten to twenty years. |
charlock |
a weed with yellow flowers and a hairy stem, often found in grain fields; wild mustard. |
cicatrix |
the scar left when a stem or branch is detached from its parent tree or plant. [1/2 definitions] |
compote |
a dish with a long stem, a base, and sometimes a lid, used to serve fruits, nuts, and confections. [1/2 definitions] |
corm |
a thickened underground stem acting as a storage tissue and source of new leafy shoots, as in crocuses. |
cornstalk |
the fibrous stem of a corn plant. |
cortex |
the layer of the bark or stem of a tree or plant that lies between the vascular tissue and the epidermis. [1/3 definitions] |
corymb |
a flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the flower stalks grow upwards from various points of the main stem and become level with each other. |
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