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stelo

stem

noun STEH-loh Rare
Animals & Nature Plants

Origin: From Latin stilus (pointed stick).

Also means

stalk

Usage Note

Stelo refers to the slender stem of a flower or plant. By extension it appears in compounds: occhiali a stelo (glasses with a long bridge), lampada a stelo (a floor lamp). The plural is regular: steli. Do not confuse with gambo, which more often denotes the thick stalk of a vegetable.

Examples

"Taglia gli steli dei fiori prima di metterli nel vaso."

Natural Translation

Cut the flower stems before putting them in the vase.

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