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🌱 A plant tube 🚬 Pipe's long part
pipestem

pipestem

1 7.2
A long thin plant stem used as a simple tube or whistle
  • noun
: tallo
  • The children crafted a whistle from a pipestem they found in the field.

Examples

  • A dried pipestem can be used as a simple straw or musical instrument.

  • The pipestem was used to create a simple musical instrument.

  • He used a long pipestem as the handle for his homemade pipe.

  • Look at that pipestem!

  • The children crafted a whistle from a pipestem they found in the field.

  • He used a long pipestem as the handle for his homemade pipe.

  • A dried pipestem can be used as a simple straw or musical instrument.

Synonyms

stem
vspipestem
69 1.6

A long thin part that supports a plant or a pipe

is more specific, used as a tube, whistle, or resembling a pipe
stalk
vspipestem
39 1.8

The long thin main stem that supports a plant's flower or leaf

focuses on tube or whistle use and pipe likeness rather than general plant support

Compounds

pipestem clematis
  • US
8.7

A climbing vine from California with thin woody stems and showy flowers

How Thin

reed
7 1.9
pipestem
1 7.2
stalk
39 1.8
stem
69 1.6
branch
240 1.0

Surface Forms

pipestem singular
pipestems plural

Morphology

pipestem = pipe + stem (semi-transparent) = pipe + stem

While the components 'pipe' and 'stem' are clear, the specific usage as a long, thin plant stem is a metaphorical extension.

Etymology

Pipestem comes from the simple parts pipe, meaning 'tube', and stem, meaning 'plant stalk'. It names a long, thin plant stem that can be used as a tube or whistle, so it is a 'stem' that works like a 'pipe'.