The guy pulled a stump of wood up next to me at the table and watched me chew through the sautéed woody stems.

那家伙把一截木桩拉到我餐桌旁边，看着我咀嚼腌制的木茎。

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The woody stems contain more water than the leaves.

木质茎含水量大于叶子。

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The Guy pulled a stump of wood up next to me at the table, and watched me chew through the sautéed woody stems.

“家伙”搬来一把树桩做成的凳子，靠着我在桌子边坐了下来，然后看着我将那碗腌制的木质茎一口一口的咽了下去。

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The plant was small, with spiny, silvery leaves, woody stems and blue flowers.

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The semi-woody stems can extend to 30m in length.

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