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ICifij,, 'cornstalk.' This word refers only to the stalk of the corn 

 plant. ICy;y, in some irregular way may be connected etymo- 

 logicaily with ^:'u, 'corn plant.' 



7c2?, 'tube,' 'hollow stalk.' Tejj refers to such a stalk as that of 

 the yucca. Thus: p'^at^y^ ' inflorescence stalk of Yucca baccata' 

 {pa^ Yucca baccata; t^y^ tube, hollow stalk). See under Inflor- 

 escence, page 15. 



Pube^ 'stump.' This word refers to the stump of any tree or plant. 

 Its etymology is not understood by the Indians. The first syl- 

 lable appears to be pu^ 'base,' 'buttocks.' 



Pu^ 'base,' 'stem.' This is the word which means also 'buttocks' 

 and 'root.' It is applied to the stem of a flower, leaf, or fruit as 

 Germans might apply Stiel. Thus: poVipu^ 'flower stem' {pdb\ 

 flower; pit, base, stem). 



ICapu^ 'stem of an ear of corn.' This word means also 'handle' (of 

 anything). Applied to plants it seems to be used only of the 

 stem of J&oU'6, 'ear of corn.' Seepage 18. 



Waje^ 'bough,' 'branch.' Waje is applied to boughs and branches of 

 all plants, especially to those of trees. Thus: hewaje^ 'branch 

 of a fruit tree' (6e, apple, fruit; waje^ bough, branch). 



WajeFo, 'bough,' 'branch,' literally 'bough arm,' 'branch arm' 

 {waje, bough, branch; l:'o, arm). The meaning and usage seem 

 to be identical with those of the uncompounded waje. Thus: 

 tewajek'o, 'branch of a valley cotton wood tree' {te, Populus 

 wislizeni; wajeUo^ bough, branch). 



Waje'e or vxijek'o'e, 'twig,' 'twiglet' {ivaje or loajek'o, bough, 

 branch; '^j, diminutive). 



Qtoe, 'joint,' 'node,' 'internode.' Qioe is used as ambiguously as 

 is English 'joint,' referring both to the nodes of a stem and to the 

 sections of stem between the nodes. The word seems to refer 

 more properly to the nodes, qwejaJh, 'between the joints' {qwe, 

 node, internode; ^'a.^, between) being applicable to internodes. 

 A joint of a stovepipe is, however, regularly called qwe. 



"* Op\b, 'bud.' ^Op'u refers to buds of stalks, stems, twigs, etc., as 

 well as to those of flowers and leaves. Thus: waje'op'u, 'bud of 

 a branch' {waje, bough, branch; ''op'^u, bud). 



K'e (Hano Tewa, Fill), 'grain,' 'kernel,' 'bud of grain-like shape.' 

 This is applied particularly to the red buds of the cottonwood of 

 any species which are seen on the trees early in the spring. These 

 are eaten, especially by the children. 



