| PITH | Central core of unspecialised parenchyma cells in the stems and branches of many plants; the medulla (4) |
| MOSS | ___ roses are a group of centifolia roses that have a ___-like growth on the stems and flower bases (4) |
| SUCCULENT | Drought-resistant plant, typically a xerophyte, whose parenchyma cells are adapted for storing water (9) |
| NONSENSICAL | Unspecialised |
| DISEASED | Unspecialised |
| AMIDSHIP | In the morning, I had first sore hip between the stem and stern of the vessel (8) |
| MESOPHYLL | Spongy inner tissue (parenchyma) of a leaf, between the upper and lower layers of the epidermis (9) |
| POLLARD | What is to cut off the top and branches of a tree to encourage new growth? (7) |
| TWIGLOOS | Informal word for ecowarriors' leafy shelters set up in boughs and branches of trees during protests (8) |
| AXIL | Angle between the stem and the leaf |
| OLIVE | Tree whose oily fruits lend their name and oval shapes to stuffed beef or veal rolls, plumbing joints, seashells and parts of the medulla oblongata, and whose branches are synonymous with peace and ps |
| NUCLEARPHYSICS | A branch of science studying the structure of the central core of atoms (7,7) |
| BRAINSTEM | Part of the body that includes the medulla oblongata and the pons |
| SCALE | Sap-feeding insects that attack leaves and stems of many plants in homes, greenhouses and gardens, and which are hidden under waxy 'shells' (5) |
| BARK | Protective layer of dead corky cells on the outside of the stems of woody plants (4) |
| VAGUS | The body's "wandering nerve", aptly named for its extensive meandering course traveling from the medulla oblongata of the brain to the gut (5) |
| NUCLEUS | Positively charged central core of an atom composed of neutrons and protons |
| CEREBELLUM | Division of the vertebrate brain situated in man above the medulla oblongata (10) |
| MANTLE | Region of the earth lying below the crust and above the central core (6) |
| PAPYRI | Materials in ancient Egypt made from the stems of water plants and used in sheets (6) |
