upper trunk
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Power is derived from the rotation of the legs, hips, pelvis and upper trunk, the body passing energy to the arm.
From New York Times • May 27, 2012
With the newly developed muscles, the paraplegic can hold himself erect and move his upper trunk, arms and shoulders.
From Time Magazine Archive
Progesterone breaks down into androgens, Dr. Fisher pointed out, and these stimulate the production of sebum, the waxy substance secreted by the sebaceous glands of the upper trunk and head.
From Time Magazine Archive
It differs from P. virginiana in its longer leaves, brittle branches, and much greater height, from P. glabra in its rough upper trunk, and from both by the frequent presence of trimerous leaf-fascicles.
From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell
Bark formation early, the branches and upper trunk rough.
From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell
