Hollow or pithy and usually slender and flexible jointed stem (as of a reed). Also, any of various slender woody stems, especially an elongated flowering or fruiting stem (as of a rose) usually arising directly from the ground. The term is also applied to any of various tall woody grasses (grass) or reeds, including the coarse grasses of the genus Arundinaria (see bamboo), sugarcane, and sorghum.