main stem, primary stem (OPP. tiller) Main stem of oil seed rape 21st century (2005). Photo Stichling Category Plant morphology French tige principale (OPP. talle) English main stem, primary stem (OPP. tiller) Japanese Kanji 主茎 (植) (反 分蘖) Kana しゅけい (植) (反 ぶんけつ(げつ) ) Translitération shu-kei (植) (反 bun-ketsu (getsu)) Chinese Traditional 主莖, 初生莖（反：分蘖） Simplified 主莖, 初生茎（反：分蘖） Pinyin zhujing, chusheng jing (OPP. fennie) Preceding entry Next entry
