stem
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1.6
- noun
- /stɛm/
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- The stem of the flower was strong enough to support its large blooms without bending.
- plant stem
- stems and leaves
- stems and roots
They're a little smaller, but again, that stem is nice and bluish.
- They're a little smaller, but again, that stem is nice and bluish.
- That's where the antibodies bind, but the stem doesn't change.
- They kept them, their stems submerged in rows of buckets.
- You little grab the stems, pause, play.
- Three dozen long stem roses means my heart belongs to you.
- I'm going to say that one without a stem is the cake.
- So here I'm just going to cut at the stem and call this stem cuts.
Examples
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Where the trail left the sand, the stems of the grass were bent over or broken.
Fiction book (1992) -
Remove the little rosettes at the stem end and clean out any foreign matter.
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Is there a difference between the bottom of the stem and then the top?
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These are actually got quite a nice firm stem, OK.
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Just needed a new stem.
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There are several bullet fragments close to his brain stem.
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So this is a plant stem here, the horsetail plant.
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Only broccoli because I like eating the stems.
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He made these construction paper flowers and they were on pipe cleaner stems.
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We have fresh bouquet, nice stems, bottomless brunch.
Synonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
77
4.1
A basic body unit that can become different kinds of cells and make more of itself
- Specialized
27
3.7
Study of cells that can become other cells and how they can treat disease
- Specialized
15
4.1
The part of the brain near the spinal cord that controls breathing and heart rate
- Specialized
8
4.1
A study of cells taken from early human embryos to develop medical treatments
- Specialized
1
6.1
A special cell inside bones that makes red and white blood cells and platelets
- Specialized
1
4.4
The part of the brain at the base that connects to the spinal cord and controls breathing and heart rate
A small fern with a dark thin stem that grows in warm parts of the Americas
- Jargon
A skiing turn where you push the tail of one ski out to slow and change direction
How Thick
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stem originally meant a long, thin support like a plant stalk, so the long, thin part of a pipe or similar object is called a stem because it plays the same supporting role.