above-ground stem of a plant
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
above-ground stem; aerial stem
technicalA botany term referring to the part of a plant's stem that grows above the soil, as opposed to roots or underground stems.
Yù玉
mǐ米
de的
dì地
shàng上
jīng茎
fēi非
cháng常
cū粗
zhuàng壮
。
The above-ground stem of corn is very sturdy.
Zhè这
kē棵
zhí植
wù物
de的
dì地
shàng上
jīng茎
zhǎng长
mǎn满
le了
cì刺
。
The aerial stem of this plant is covered in thorns.
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Zài在
shēng生
wù物
xué学
kè课
shàng上
，
wǒ我
men们
xué学
xí习
le了
dì地
shàng上
jīng茎
hé和
dì地
xià下
jīng茎
de的
qū区
bié别
。
In biology class, we learned the difference between above-ground stems and underground stems.