troncho

Definitions of troncho
  1. noun
    a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
    synonyms: cabillo, caña, cálamo, pedúnculo, rabillo, tallo, tronco
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    filamento
    the stalk of a stamen
    esqueje
    a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
    tubérculo
    a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage
    cepa, rizoma
    a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
    peciolo
    the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf
    bulbo
    solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive structure
    ñame
    edible tuber of any of several yams
    raquis
    axis of a compound leaf or compound inflorescence
    ramita, vara, vareta, varilla, verdugo, verdugón
    a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
    type of:
    órgano, órgano vegetal
    a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
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