| 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 |
this cabbage-related plant that grows multiple heads along its tall stem. [1/2 definitions] |
| 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 stem of a rose or berry plant. [1/7 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. |