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another word for stem.
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the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged
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The central shoot of a compound leaf, cone, inflorescence, root, etc.
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see stem
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General term for a central, supporting grass organ e.g. a rachilla or in particular, the main or central stem of a compound flowerhead.
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stem, or the central pillar of tissue in the ovary that bears the placentae
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The angle where two structures join; for example, where a leaf joins the stem.
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The axis of a plant runs through the middle of it, e.g., the stem of a plant or the rachis of a compound leaf.
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angle usually formed by a leaf or petiole with the stem
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The main stem of an inflorescence, especially of a panicle.
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central lobe running the length of the trilobite body; the glabella is the main expression of the cephalic axis.
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