ascending stem

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• ascending axis — ascending axis, the stem of a plant …   Useful english dictionary

• stem — stem1 stemless, adj. stemlike, adj. /stem/, n., v., stemmed, stemming. n. 1. the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis. 2. the stalk that supports… …   Universalium

• stem — I [[t]stɛm[/t]] n. v. stemmed, stem•ming 1) bot the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root 2) bot the stalk that supports a leaf, flower, or fruit 3) bot a stalk of… …   From formal English to slang

• stem — I. /stɛm / (say stem) noun 1. the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis. 2. the stalk which supports a leaf, flower, or fruit. 3. the main body of… …  

• Ascending node — Node Node (n[=o]d), n. [L. nodus; perh. akin to E. knot. Cf. {Noose}, {Nowed}.] 1. A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: (a) (Astron.) One of the two points where the orbit of a planet, or comet, intersects… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• stem — The main body of the above ground portion of a tree, shrub, herb or other plant; the ascending axis, whether above or below ground, of a plant …   Glossary of Biotechnology

• Brain stem — Infobox Brain Name = Brain stem Latin = truncus encephali GraySubject = 187 Caption = Hind and mid brains; postero lateral view. IsPartOf = Brain Components = Medulla, Pons, Midbrain Artery = Vein = BrainInfoType = ancil BrainInfoNumber = 218… …   Wikipedia

• speedwell — n. any small herb of the genus Veronica, with a creeping or ascending stem and tiny blue or pink flowers. Etymology: app. f. SPEED + WELL(1) …   Useful english dictionary

• Mensural notation — A manuscript page of early mensural notation, late 14th century. The Agnus Dei of the Barcelona Mass. Mensural notation is the musical notation system which was used in European music from the later part of the 13th century until about 1600.… …   Wikipedia

• fern — fernless, adj. fernlike, adj. /ferrn/, n. any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a… …   Universalium

• Fern — /ferrn/, n. a female given name. * * * Any of about 10,000–12,000 species (division Filicophyta) of nonflowering vascular plants that have true roots, stems, and complex leaves and reproduce by spores. Though ferns were once classified with the… …   Universalium