Definition of stem

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Stem (n.) The principal body of a tree, shrub, or plant, of any kind; the main stock; the part which supports the branches or the head or top..

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Pipy :: Pipy (a.) Like a pipe; hollow-stemmed.
Decompound :: Decompound (a.) Several times compounded or divided, as a leaf or stem; decomposite..
Sessile :: Sessile (a.) Resting directly upon the main stem or branch, without a petiole or footstalk; as, a sessile leaf or blossom..
Mormonism :: Mormonism (n.) The doctrine, system, and practices of the Mormons..
Orography :: Orography (n.) That branch of science which treats of mountains and mountain systems; orology; as, the orography of Western Europe..
Breasthook :: Breasthook (n.) A thick piece of timber in the form of a knee, placed across the stem of a ship to strengthen the fore part and unite the bows on each side..
Imposthumate :: Imposthumate (v. t.) To apostemate; to form an imposthume or abscess.
Trochite :: Trochite (n.) A wheel-like joint of the stem of a fossil crinoid.
Natural :: Natural (a.) Having to do with existing system to things; dealing with, or derived from, the creation, or the world of matter and mind, as known by man; within the scope of human reason or experience; not supernatural; as, a natural law; natural science; history, theology..
Crotchet :: Crotchet (n.) A time note, with a stem, having one fourth the value of a semibreve, one half that of a minim, and twice that of a quaver; a quarter note..
Truss :: Truss (n.) A tuft of flowers formed at the top of the main stalk, or stem, of certain plants..
Abstemious :: Abstemious (a.) Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life..
Pseudhaemal :: Pseudhaemal (a.) Pertaining to the vascular system of annelids.
Pith :: Pith (v. t.) To destroy the central nervous system of (an animal, as a frog), as by passing a stout wire or needle up and down the vertebral canal..
Patchouly :: Patchouly (n.) A mintlike plant (Pogostemon Patchouli) of the East Indies, yielding an essential oil from which a highly valued perfume is made..
Tree :: Tree (n.) Something constructed in the form of, or considered as resembling, a tree, consisting of a stem, or stock, and branches; as, a genealogical tree..
Distemperate :: Distemperate (a.) Immoderate.
Wood :: Wood (n.) The fibrous material which makes up the greater part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems. It consists of elongated tubular or needle-shaped cells of various kinds, usually interwoven with the shinning bands called silver grain..
Semiologioal :: Semiologioal (a.) Of or pertaining to the science of signs, or the systematic use of signs; as, a semeiological classification of the signs or symptoms of disease; a semeiological arrangement of signs used as signals..
Pedicular :: Pedicular (a.) Of or pertaining to lice; having the lousy distemper (phthiriasis); lousy.
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