The stick like part of a green chilli

Tom · Sat Apr 05, 2008 22:50 pm *The stick like part of a green chilli*

Hi

Could you please tell me what we call the stick like pary of a green chilli?

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=green+chilli

Tom

Yankee · Sun Apr 06, 2008 1:56 am *The stick like part of a green chilli*

Hi Tom

If you're referring to something similar to the two green things in the picture here, I'd call those stems.
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Tom · Thu Apr 10, 2008 22:01 pm *The stick like part of a green chilli*

Many thanks, Amy.

So am I to understand that stems and stalks are the same?

Yankee · Sun Apr 13, 2008 15:20 pm *The stick like part of a green chilli*

Hi Tom

You could use either word.
Personally, I would choose 'stem'. However, I suppose that is probably because I associate the word 'stalk' with 'corn stalk', which is much larger than what you're talking about.
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