Sentence:  Sections of sweet clover <WSD>stem</WSD> and root tumors were treated with 1 : 10 solution of * * f for 30 minutes , washed in buffered saline for 15 minutes , stained with * * f for 30 minutes , and washed for 15 minutes in PBS . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ