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Stem

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Meaning

Noun

●
The
of a family; a
or
of progenitors.
●
A
of a family.
●
An
or
; the lookout.
●
In Botany:
The
(technically
) of a
, and certain
, below-ground
such as
,
,
, and corms.
●
A
of an individual part of a
such as a
or a
; also, by
, the
of a feather.
●
A
part on certain
, such as a
, a
, a spoon.
●
In Linguistics:
The main part of an
to which
may be
to form
of the
. A
often has a more
. Systematic
and
from their
s.
●
A person's leg.
●
The penis.
●
In Typography:
A
of a letter.
●
In Music:
A
the
of a
in
music.
●
In Music:
A
of a
for use in
and remixing.
●
In Nautical:
The
or
forward
of the
, to which the forward
of the
or
are attached.
●
In Cycling:
A
on a
that
the
to the
fork.
●
In Anatomy:
A part of an
structure considered without its possible
or ramifications.
●
A
; or the long,
of a
(i.e.
)
a
.
●
In British English:
A
on
,
, or
mechanism.
●
Alternative form of steem
●
Alternative form of STEM
●
In Genitalia:
A
,
African-American,
both
and
traits.
●
Acronym of
microscope.
●
Acronym of
, technology,
, (and) mathematics.

Verb

●
To
the
from.
●
To be
or
; to originate.
●
To
in a family line.
●
To
the
(of a
) against; to
against.
●
To
the
of a
; to ram.
●
To
(clay, etc.) into a
hole.
●
To
,
(
, a
or blood).
●
In Skiing:
To
the
apart and point the
of the
inward in order to
the
or to
a turn.

Name

●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

stem
English
arrow
stemma
Old Norse
stemn
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym

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