Plant stalk
The crossword clue "Plant stalk" is answered by STEM, a 4-letter entry. Used 21 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
STEM
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STEM answer page.
Used 21 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- PETIOLE (2 uses in xd)
- PEDUNCLE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for STEM
Every other clue in this collection answered by STEM, most used first.
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