I am the green stalk supporting a colorful spring flower, but if you act quickly, I can also mean to stop the flow of a leak. What am I?
A stem
The answer plays on the verb and noun definitions of the word 'stem.' As a plant part, the stem supports the leaves and flowers growing toward the spring sunshine. As a verb, to 'stem' something (like a leak or a tide) means to restrain or halt its progress.
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