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- noun botany One of the spots upon a
stem wherebuds andintercalary meristems occur, usually marking the end of a season's growth.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge
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