herbaceous stem; soft, non-woody stem
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Meanings
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herbaceous stem; a stem that is not highly developed in wood, relatively soft, like that of rice or wheat
technicalA botanical term used to describe the stems of grasses and many herbs, in contrast to woody stems. It typically lacks secondary growth and dies back at the end of the growing season.
Dà大
bù部
fen分
cǎo草
běn本
zhí植
wù物
dōu都
jù具
yǒu有
cǎo草
zhì质
jīng茎
。
Most herbaceous plants have herbaceous stems.
Shuǐ水
dào稻
hé和
xiǎo小
mài麦
de的
jīng茎
shì是
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
cǎo草
zhì质
jīng茎
。
The stems of rice and wheat are typical herbaceous stems.
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Cǎo草
zhì质
jīng茎
tōng通
cháng常
lǜ绿
sè色
、
róu柔
ruǎn软
，
zhī支
chēng撑
néng能
lì力
yǒu有
xiàn限
。
Herbaceous stems are usually green and soft, with limited support capacity.