Stem
//stɛm//
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The word "stem" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.
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Mach stem STEMinism STEMinist STEMlord a-stem bestem bluestem brain stem brittlestem celestial stem consonant stem destem flower stem give the stem heavenly stem i-stem macrostem mainstem multistem nonstem o-stem oblique stem pipestem pseudostem question stem redstem restem ringstem screwstem softstem bulrush stem and leaf stem borer stem cell stem duchy stem family stem for stem stem ginger stem group stem lettuce stem mammal stem node stem siren stem stitch stem the rose stem the tide stem to stern stem-and-leaf stem-changing verb stem-clasping stem-loop stem-winder stembark stemflow stemhead stemless stemlet stemlike stemline stemmer stemmery stemmy stemness stemplot stempost stemward stemwards stemware stemwinder straw stem substem tenderstem the apple does not fall far from the stem u-stem unstemmable unstemmed vinestem wire stem wirestem
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affix axis bottom branch bulb cause cells conjugation controversy corm crack pipe declension derive descend flower flowers in plants indo european inflection keel leaf leaf part leaves leg long long shaft noun on flower organ part plant plant bottom plant part plants ram remove research rhizome root roots roots leaves shaft small small tree spinal spinal cells stalk steam stemm stop strake tree tuber vertical winder wine glass word
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