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- noun botany A
false stem made of the rolled bases ofleaves .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Apply the fertilizer around the hill about 15 cm from the base of the pseudostem, the region where the roots are most concentrated.
Chapter 7 1992
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Shortening of the pseudostem, crowding or bunching of the leafoleaths at the crown or top of the plant, accompanied by transparent streaks of the main and secondary veins at the leaf when viewed against the light.
Chapter 7 1992
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The pseudostem may be cut into convenient, say 1 in. bits, and kept in a cool shady place.
Chapter 9 1991
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The pseudostem of the banana tree is another good example of natural resources not, utilised fully because of ignorance.
Chapter 9 1991
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Normally the farmer cuts down the pseudostem once the harvest is done.
Chapter 9 1991
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In old plants there is a pseudostem, consisting of a short stalk, 10-30 cm long, bearing a few greenish to yellow or white flowers which rarely set seeds.
Chapter 33 1987
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The leafy shoots are up to 1 m tall and consist of a pseudostem of closely compacted concentric leaf bases, with the true stem extending for only part of the way within.
Chapter 28 1987
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