Definition of stem

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Stem (n.) A little branch which connects a fruit, flower, or leaf with a main branch; a peduncle, pedicel, or petiole; as, the stem of an apple or a cherry..

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Taster :: Taster (n.) One of a peculiar kind of zooids situated on the polyp-stem of certain Siphonophora. They somewhat resemble the feeding zooids, but are destitute of mouths. See Siphonophora..
Goldylocks :: Goldylocks (n.) A plant of several species of the genus Chrysocoma; -- so called from the tufts of yellow flowers which terminate the stems; also, the Ranunculus auricomus, a kind of buttercup..
Lacing :: Lacing (n.) A system of bracing bars, not crossing each other in the middle, connecting the channel bars of a compound strut..
Tetragonal :: Tetragonal (a.) Designating, or belonging to, a certain system of crystallization; dimetric. See Tetragonal system, under Crystallization..
Dentition :: Dentition (n.) The system of teeth peculiar to an animal.
Systematizer :: Systematize (v. t.) To reduce to system or regular method; to arrange methodically; to methodize; as, to systematize a collection of plants or minerals; to systematize one's work; to systematize one's ideas..
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..
Holmos :: Holmos (n.) A closed vessel of nearly spherical form on a high stem or pedestal.
Head :: Head (n.) The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the chief sensory organs; poll; cephalon..
Orography :: Orography (n.) That branch of science which treats of mountains and mountain systems; orology; as, the orography of Western Europe..
Herb :: Herb (n.) A plant whose stem does not become woody and permanent, but dies, at least down to the ground, after flowering..
Science :: Science (n.) Accumulated and established knowledge, which has been systematized and formulated with reference to the discovery of general truths or the operation of general laws; knowledge classified and made available in work, life, or the search for truth; comprehensive, profound, or philosophical knowledge..
Scheme :: Scheme (n.) A combination of things connected and adjusted by design; a system.
System :: System (n.) The collection of staves which form a full score. See Score, n..
Cat-tail :: Cat-tail (n.) A tall rush or flag (Typha latifolia) growing in marshes, with long, flat leaves, and having its flowers in a close cylindrical spike at the top of the stem. The leaves are frequently used for seating chairs, making mats, etc. See Catkin..
Trumpetweed :: Trumpetweed (n.) An herbaceous composite plant (Eupatorium purpureum), often having hollow stems, and bearing purplish flowers in small corymbed heads..
Doctrinal :: Doctrinal (n.) A matter of doctrine; also, a system of doctrines..
Papyrus :: Papyrus (n.) The material upon which the ancient Egyptians wrote. It was formed by cutting the stem of the plant into thin longitudinal slices, which were gummed together and pressed..
Chara :: Chara (n.) A genus of flowerless plants, having articulated stems and whorled branches. They flourish in wet places..
Thalamiflorous :: Thalamiflorous (a.) Bearing the stamens directly on the receptacle; -- said of a subclass of polypetalous dicotyledonous plants in the system of De Candolle.
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