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stem1 British & World English

the main body or stalk of a plant or shrub, typically rising above ground but occasionally subterranean

stem2 British & World English

stop or restrict (the flow of something)

stem from in stem1 British & World English

originate in or be caused by

pipe stem (also pipestem) British & World English

the shaft of a tobacco pipe

stem cell British & World English

an undifferentiated cell of a multicellular organism which is capable of giving rise to indefinitely more cells of the same type, and from which certain other kinds of cell arise by differentiation

stem turn British & World English

a turn made by stemming with the upper ski and lifting the lower one parallel to it towards the end

drill stem British & World English

a rotating rod or cylinder used in drilling

stem ginger British & World English

a superior grade of crystallized or preserved ginger

stem stitch British & World English

an embroidery stitch forming a continuous line of long, overlapped stitches, typically used to represent narrow stems

stem-winder British & World English

an entertaining and rousing speech

stem christie British & World English

a turn made by stemming with the upper ski and then lifting the other one parallel to it for most of the turn

from stem to stern in stem1 British & World English

from the front to the back, especially of a ship

bluestem British & World English

a coarse North American prairie grass with bluish leaf sheaths, often cultivated as forage

brainstem British & World English

the central trunk of the mammalian brain, consisting of the medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain, and continuing downwards to form the spinal cord

stem English-French

tige f

stem2 English-German

aufhalten

stem1 English-Italian

stelo m

stem2 English-Italian

contenere

stem2 English-Spanish

contener*

stem cell English-French

cellule, cellule

stem cell English-German

Stammzelle