Manila hemp is obtained from the leaf stalks of the Philippine plant known as the Abacá, the leaf stems of which are compressed together, and constitute the trunk of the plant. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
The reaper to be of real use must dispose of the grain properly as well as shear the stalks. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰.历史性发明.
The threshing-floor still resounds to the flail as the grain is beaten from the heads of the stalks. 威廉·亨利·杜利特.世纪发明.
As it was pushed forward, the stalks next the heads came between these sharp teeth and were cut or stripped off into a box attached to and behind the cutter bar and carried by two wheels. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
At the time of cutting the stalks had well-formed but small ears, the kernels of which had largely passed the milk state; that is, the kernels were mostly glazed. 威廉K.戴维.智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
She boiled the asparagus for an hour and was grieved to find the heads cooked off and the stalks harder than ever. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特.小妇人.
Though rather lean in the stalks you be a green-leaved old man still. 托马斯·哈代.还乡.
At that time Pitt, in that country, arranged a cylinder with combs or ripples which tore off the heads of the grain-stalks and discharged them into a box on the machine. 威廉·亨利·杜利特.世纪发明.
The stalks should be cut close to the ground and thrown into bundles or gavels. 威廉K.戴维.智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.