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Isn't "stem" the long, tube-like part that connects a flower to its root?
Isn't "stem" a rather genaral term?
Should I specify it as "the tomatoo stem"?
> Isn't "stem" the long, tube-like part that connects a flower to its root?
or the part that connects the fruit to the rest of the plant
even if you cut off most of the stem, the part that is left is still the stem
yes stem is pretty general, but in this case, it is the most specific one available short of digging up some scientific terms
> Should I specify it as "the tomatoo stem"?
1. it is 'tomato'
2. if you want, but mostly it depends on context. If you are talking about tomatoes and mention the stem, people will know what you're talking about.
Isn't "stem" the long, tube-like part that connects a flower to its root?
You could, I think, call that the stem, but you could also call that the stalk.
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Originally Posted by Eway
Isn't "stem" a rather genaral term?
Should I specify it as "the tomatoo stem"?
As AintFoolin noted so well, the stem is the part that connects the fruit to the rest of the plant. Thus, that term would apply to apples, pears, peaches, etc.
As I'm greatly influenced by my mother tongue (Chinese),
I thought there must be a different name for that part -- differentiates it from the tube-like part.
this part of a fruit 
Re: this part of a fruit 
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