(a) A stem or trunk of a tree. (b) A sapling, shoot from the stump of a tree. Also figurative.
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| 释义 | the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > [noun] > stem, trunk, or bole (20) stovenc1000 (a) A stem or trunk of a tree. (b) A sapling, shoot from the stump of a tree. Also figurative. bolec1314 The stem or trunk of a tree. bodyc1330 The main stem of a plant; spec. the trunk of a tree. Now rare. stock1340 The trunk or stem of a (living) tree, as distinguished from the root and branches. shaft1398 A stem, columnar or straight portion of something. The stem or trunk of a tree. Now rare. stealc1440 ? The trunk of a tree. Obsolete. truncheonc1449 The stem or stock of a tree. Obsolete. rare. trunk1490 The main stem of a tree, as distinct from the roots and branches; the bole or stock. stud1579 A stem or trunk of a tree. Obsolete. leg1597 A plant stem or root; the trunk of a young tree. butt1601 The trunk of a (felled) tree; the thickest part of this. Cf. butt end, n.1 3. truncus1706 Botany. The trunk or stem of a tree. stam1839 A stem or stalk; a trunk or stump of a tree. Subcategories:— lower trunk (1) — base of (4) — formation of (1) — hollow in (1) |
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