stem
noun
/stem/
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/stɛm/
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/stɪm/
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- botany: above-ground stalk of a vascular plant
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gambo,
ceppo,
fusto,
tronco
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- narrow supporting structure on certain man-made objects
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gambo,
stelo
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- linguistics: main part of a word
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radice,
tema
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- slender supporting member for an individual part of a plant
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gambo,
stelo,
peduncolo,
picciolo
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- nautical: forward vertical extension of the keel
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dritto di prua,
ruota di prua,
tagliamare
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- music: vertical stroke of a symbol representing a note in written music
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asta,
gamba
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- stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors
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ceppo,
linea,
linea di discendenza,
ramo
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ceppo,
linea,
ramo
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- advanced or leading position
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vertice
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stem
verb
/stem/
,
/stɛm/
,
/stɪm/
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- to descend in a family line
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discendere
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derivare
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