plant stem
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The main body or stalk of a plant.
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- The rose has a thorny plant stem.
- Water travels up the plant stem to the leaves.
- Some insects feed on the sap of a plant stem.
- The gardener carefully pruned the plant stems.
- A strong plant stem is essential for fruit-bearing plants.
- The artist carved a delicate flower from a dried plant stem.
- The plant stem became woody as it matured.
- You can propagate this species by cutting a plant stem.
- The disease caused the plant stem to rot.
- Each leaf grows from a node on the plant stem.