Though plants lack brains, the firing of electrical signals in their stems and leaves nonetheless triggered responses that hinted at consciousness, researchers previously reported.

此前研究人员曾报告称，虽然植物没有大脑，但它们的茎和叶发出的电信号还是触发了类似于意识的反应。

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Once the book pumpkins are are completely dry, it’s time to make the stems and leaves that will attach to the top.

等到南瓜都干透了，就该做瓜柄和瓜叶了，做好以后会粘到南瓜上去。

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Potatoes (like tomatoes) contain poison in the stems and leaves –and even in the potato itself if left to turn green (the green is due to a high concentration of the glycoalkaloid poison).

马铃薯（就像西红柿）在茎和叶子中含有毒素——如果它变成绿的，甚至马铃薯本身也会有毒。

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When shopping for beets, look for firm, weighty bulbs with shiny stems and leaves.

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Celebrating its 124th year, the parade has made Pasadena famous with its magnificent, colorful floats decorated with rose and other flower petals, stems and leaves.

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The green bits, the stems and leaves, began as porcelain too but were so prone to breaking that the artist now constructs them of painted metal, or tole.

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