stemlike
Like a stalk
Resembling a stem in form or function—long, slender, and typically cylindrical: stemlike structures supporting the flower heads, the stemlike stalk of a mushroom.
Used in botanical and biological description for things that have the appearance of a plant stem without technically being one.
Plant's vertical support
- shootDischarge or capture
- culmAnthracite refuse or waste
- caneStick for support
- peduncleFlower-bearing stalk
petiole · rachis · stipe · axis · rhizome · stolon · runner · tendril
Vertical structural element
- pillarUpright architectural support
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- poleCylindrical shaft or extremity
- rodThin rigid stick
spindle · cylinder · mast · stanchion · baluster · spire · obelisk · pier
Column of vertebrae
- braceDevice providing structural stability
- strutProud, showy gait
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
buttress · girder · beam · truss · underpinning · reinforcement · backbone · central
stalk
Plant's vertical support
peduncle · petiole · rachis · stipe · axis · rhizome · stolon · runner · tendril · node
column
Vertical structural element
rod · spindle · cylinder · mast · stanchion · baluster · spire · obelisk · pier · pedestal
spine
Column of vertebrae
scaffolding · buttress · girder · beam · truss · underpinning · reinforcement · backbone · central · load-bearing