Stem

Stellite

Definition: Meaning of, stem in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / stɛm /

Word Forms:

Singular	Plural
stem	stems

[countable]

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Word Forms:

Prsesent	Past	Past Participle
stem	stemmed	stemmed

Present Participle	Third Person Singular
stemming	stems

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stem used in phrases

black-stem spleenwort (noun)
1. fern of tropical America: from southern United States to West Indies and Mexico to Brazil
embryonic stem-cell research (noun)
1. biological research on stem cells derived from embryos and on their use in medicine
hematopoeitic stem cell (noun)
1. blood forming stem cells in the bone marrow; T cells and B cells arise from these stem cells
onion stem (noun)
1. a white agaric that tends to cluster and has a club-shaped base
stem blight (noun)
1. a fungous blight attacking the stems of plants
stem canker (noun)
1. rhizoctinia disease of potatoes
stem cell (noun)
1. a special type of cell in the body that can divide in order to form other types of cells that have particular qualities or purposes
stem ginger (noun)
1. tropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger
stem lettuce (noun)
1. lettuce valued especially for its edible stems
stem turn (noun)
1. a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
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Pronunciation: ˈmɪnɪt hand

Parts of Speech: noun

the long thin piece of metal that points to the minutes on a clock or watch [↪ hour hand]

stem blight