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Stem System

 The growing tip of a plant is called a terminal bud

 The angle between each leaf and the stem is called the axil

 In the axil is the axillary or lateral bud

 The axillary bud can grow into a new branch or a flower

 A node is the part of a stem where a leaf is fixed

 An internode is the distance (region) between two nodes

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Types of stems

1. Upright or erect stems

2. Underground stems

3. Climbing or creeping stems