plant stem

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The main body or stalk of a plant.

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Examples (10)

  • 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.