Stem
/stɛm/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Stem
noun
- The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.
- A branch of a family.
- An advanced or leading position; the lookout.
- The above-ground stalk (technically axis) of a vascular plant, and certain anatomically similar, below-ground organs such as rhizomes, bulbs, tubers, and corms.
- A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather.
"the stem of an apple or a cherry"
verb
- To remove the stem from.
"to stem cherries; to stem tobacco leaves"
- To be caused or derived; to originate.
"The current crisis stems from the short-sighted politics of the previous government."
- To descend in a family line.
- To direct the stem (of a ship) against; to make headway against.
- To hit with the stem of a ship; to ram.
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