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gynophore
the stalk of a pistil that raises it above the receptacle
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carpophore
a slender stalk that furnishes an axis for a carpel
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corn stalk, cornstalk
the stalk of a corn plant
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filament
the stalk of a stamen
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funicle, funiculus
the stalk of a plant ovule or seed
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petiolule
the stalk of a leaflet
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cane
a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
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sporangiophore
stalk bearing one or more sporangia
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cutting, slip
a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
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tuber
a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage
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rhizome, rootstalk, rootstock
a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
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axis
the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged
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caudex
woody stem of palms and tree ferns
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beanstalk
stem of a bean plant
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cladode, cladophyll, phylloclad, phylloclade
a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf
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caudex, stock
persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
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stipe
supporting stalk or stem-like structure especially of a pistil or fern frond or supporting a mushroom cap
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flower stalk, scape
erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
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leafstalk, petiole
the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf
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bulb
a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
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corm
solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive structure
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branch
a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
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culm
stem of plants of the Gramineae
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halm, haulm
stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding
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bole, tree trunk, trunk
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
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water chestnut
edible bulbous tuber of a Chinese marsh plant
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groundnut, potato bean, wild bean
nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans
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Jerusalem artichoke
edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke
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yam
edible tuber of any of several yams
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sugar cane, sugarcane
juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice
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rattan, rattan cane
the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes
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malacca
stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles
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onion
the bulb of an onion plant
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shallot
aggregate bulb of the multiplier onion
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squill
bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant
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quickset
cuttings of plants set in the ground to grow as hawthorn for hedges or vines
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rachis
axis of a compound leaf or compound inflorescence
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phyllode
an expanded petiole taking on the function of a leaf blade
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peduncle
stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
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spadix
the fleshy axis of a spike often surrounded by a spathe
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bulbil, bulblet
small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers
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deadwood
a branch or a part of a tree that is dead
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limb, tree branch
any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
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branchlet, sprig, twig
a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year