Tallo
Definition
(noun) Main axis of a plant that supports the leaves
Examples
“El tallo de la planta está creciendo rápidamente.”
“Le corté el tallo al perejil.”
I cut the stem off the parsley.
“El tallo se dobló con el viento.”
The stem bent in the wind.
“Marta puso las flores en un vaso, con el tallo hacia arriba.”
Marta put the flowers in a glass, stems up.
“En el jardín de mi abuelo, el tallo del girasol casi me llegaba al hombro.”
In my grandpa's garden, the sunflower stem almost came up to my shoulder.
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