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Noun stem has 6 senses
- root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical - (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
--1 is a kind of form, word form, signifier, descriptor
- stalk, stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
--2 is a kind of plant organ
--2 has parts: internode; receptacle
--2 has particulars: | gynophore; carpophore; filament; funicle, funiculus; petiolule; cane; sporangiophore; cutting, slip; tuber; rhizome, rootstock, rootstalk; axis; caudex; beanstalk; cladode, cladophyll, phylloclad, phylloclade; stock, caudex; stipe; scape, flower stalk; petiole, leafstalk; bulb; corm; branch; culm; haulm, halm; trunk, tree trunk, bole |
- shank, stem - cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
--3 is a kind of cylinder
--3 is a part of
- stem - the tube of a tobacco pipe
--4 is a kind of tube, tubing
--4 is a part of pipe, tobacco pipe
- bow, fore, prow, stem - front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
--5 is a kind of front
--5 is a part of vessel, watercraft
- stem turn, stem - a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
--6 is a kind of turn, turning
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