A scion is a tender branch.
Stem is the tender branch that is born from the flora. The term is also used to name the unit formed by the leaves and the stem.
It is a branch called aerial hypha, tall and thin, which often grows on top of the stem, but in some cases it also extends its roots below the substrate. In short, it is a stem that is born in the trunk of the tree and is capable of generating a new life independent of it.
Shoot development
There are techniques to promote the development of shoots in certain tree species. A common method is to cut the trunk of a young tree at a very low height, even level with the ground. In the coming years, numerous offspring will appear and the cycle can be repeated until the forested area increases. The length of the cycle will depend on the species and type of cut.
It can be an extremely intelligent resource to reforest entire forests from the same plant since a considerable number of sprouts could be obtained, without requiring chemical germination processes and having a much greater chance of achieving success in such work. In many countries around the world, this natural mechanism is used to combat the indiscriminate felling of trees, reforest extensive lands after they have been devastated by fires , floods or other natural disasters , or even have been devastated by humans for commercial purposes. the wood.
A shoot can produce new life independent of the trunk.
The term in the human being
The notion of offspring is also used to name the human being who descends from another. This use of the concept is linked, of course, to the growth of the shoots that sprout from the plants. In this way, a person's children are their offspring, although this name is not frequently used. It is an archaic and formal word, more suitable for a play or a book than for everyday conversation.
For example: “My children have betrayed me and left with my worst enemy,” “I want to leave a good inheritance to my children,” “I can't stand your children, they are always making noise and messing up the house,” “We are a family .” respected: your offspring must understand it and act accordingly.”
Another use of the stem concept
The term is also used to name the object that, thanks to its shape, serves as support and support for various pieces.
Also mentioned in this way is the bar that is tied to one of the faces of the piston to allow the mobility of a mechanism.
A story by Silvina Ocampo
The Argentine writer Silvina Ocampo wrote a story called "The vástago" and refers to the meaning of the word that has to do with descent . In this work, extreme situations and the evocation of crazy worlds from the family nucleus are presented as central axes. It explores the possibility of dead people taking over the bodies of living people, transmigrating their own souls into those of these individuals; causing in them a resounding change in personality and leading them to perform actions that they normally would not do.
Furthermore, the author tries to go further, by raising the question of whether it is possible to inherit beyond what is strictly genetic; That is, if we can receive a psychic inheritance whose purpose is to continue what others have started; inheritance from which he could not escape.
Finally, it should be clarified that although this term is often confused with bastard, there is a big difference between the two. While this, as we have already said, refers to any natural child that an individual has; The second is a concept that is related to children born from extramarital relationships or those that are not socially accepted. For example, Henry FitzRoy was the bastard son of Henry VIII , born from his relationship with Elizabeth Blount .