stem
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0009047
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- narrow: bole
- narrow: cane
- narrow: caudex
- narrow: caudices
- narrow: primocane
- narrow: scape
- narrow: stalk
- narrow: trunk
- exact: caña (Spanish)
- exact: culm
- exact: eje primario (Spanish)
- exact: 茎 (Japanese)
- exact: primary axis
- exact: primary stem
- exact: tallo (Spanish)
- exact: tronco (Spanish)
- Definition
- A shoot axis (PO:0025029) that is the primary axis of a plant. [source: POC:curators]
- Comment
- Often bears leaves and buds. It is usually above ground, more or less negatively geotropic, and exogenous in origin.
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