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pseudostem
pseudostem n.
Brit. 
/ˈs(j)uːdə(ʊ)stɛm/
, /ˈs(j)uːdə(ʊ)stɛm/U.S. /ˈsudoʊˌstɛm/
Botany (in certain monocotyledonous plants) an apparent stem formed by overlapping leaf sheaths, sometimes enclosing a true stem; esp. that of a banana or plantain plant./ˈsudoʊˌstɛm/ΘΚΠ
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pseudostem1894
1894 Bull. Misc. Information (Royal Gardens, Kew) 231 The stem (pseudo-stem) in Musas usually arises from a perennial rootstock.
1927 Bot. Gaz. 84 337 If..the trunk is cut across..it is found to be a pseudostem composed of the overlapping close-fitting leaf sheaths alone.
1986 J. A. Samson Trop. Fruits (ed. 2) vi. 181 The cutter selects the bunch [of bananas]; if it is in the right stage he nicks the pseudostem with his cutlass in such a way that it comes down gently.
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