And more than a swollen stem, thought the agent, as he replaced the machete.

And the sunny sills of her West Village apartment reflect this appeal, covered as they are with more than 350 species, give or take a swollen stem.

The summer cep's fruiting body is a mushroom with a swollen bulbous stem, and large convex cap.

Alula's creamy tubular flowers arise out of succulent leaves, with a curved, swollen stem.

It has a swollen stem that makes it look like a turnip growing on a cabbage root.

The swollen stem can be white, purple, or green, and is topped with a rosette of blue-green leaves.

One commonly used variety grows without a swollen stem, having just leaves and a very thin stem, and is called Haakh.

Caulanthus inflatus is an annual plant growing up to 70 cm in height, with a thick, swollen stem that looks like a yellow candle.

Some insects utilize the swollen stem as a larder, but the inflation is not caused by the larval feeding of gall insects.

It has a swollen, almost succulent stem, and a slender woody taproot.