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- Stem - v. i. - Alt. of Steem
- Stem - n. - Alt. of Steem
- Stem - n. - The principal body of a tree, shrub, or plant, of any kind; the main stock; the part which supports the branches or the head or top.
- Stem - n. - A little branch which connects a fruit, flower, or leaf with a main branch; a peduncle, pedicel, or petiole; as, the stem of an apple or a cherry.
- Stem - n. - The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.
- Stem - n. - A branch of a family.
- Stem - n. - A curved piece of timber to which the two sides of a ship are united at the fore end. The lower end of it is scarfed to the keel, and the bowsprit rests upon its upper end. Hence, the forward part of a vessel; the bow.
- Stem - n. - Fig.: An advanced or leading position; the lookout.
- Stem - n. - Anything resembling a stem or stalk; as, the stem of a tobacco pipe; the stem of a watch case, or that part to which the ring, by which it is suspended, is attached.
- Stem - n. - That part of a plant which bears leaves, or rudiments of leaves, whether rising above ground or wholly subterranean.
- Stem - n. - The entire central axis of a feather.
- Stem - n. - The basal portion of the body of one of the Pennatulacea, or of a gorgonian.
- Stem - n. - The short perpendicular line added to the body of a note; the tail of a crotchet, quaver, semiquaver, etc.
- Stem - n. - The part of an inflected word which remains unchanged (except by euphonic variations) throughout a given inflection; theme; base.
- Stem - v. t. - To remove the stem or stems from; as, to stem cherries; to remove the stem and its appendages (ribs and veins) from; as, to stem tobacco leaves.
- Stem - v. t. - To ram, as clay, into a blasting hole.
- Stem - v. t. - To oppose or cut with, or as with, the stem of a vessel; to resist, or make progress against; to stop or check the flow of, as a current.
- Stem - v. i. - To move forward against an obstacle, as a vessel against a current.
- Stem-clasping - a. - Embracing the stem with its base; amplexicaul; as a leaf or petiole.
- Stem-winder - n. - A stem-winding watch.
- Stem-winding - a. - Wound by mechanism connected with the stem; as, a stem-winding watch.
- Stemless - a. - Having no stem; (Bot.) acaulescent.
- Stemlet - n. - A small or young stem.
- Stemma - n. - One of the ocelli of an insect. See Ocellus.
- Stemma - n. - One of the facets of a compound eye of any arthropod.
- Stem - n. - Anything resembling a stem or stalk; as, the stem of a tobacco pipe; the stem of a watch case, or that part to which the ring, by which it is suspended, is attached.
- Weak - v. i. - Pertaining to, or designating, a noun in Anglo-Saxon, etc., the stem of which ends in -n. See Strong, 19 (b).
- Termination - n. - The ending of a word; a final syllable or letter; the part added to a stem in inflection.
- Verticil - n. - A circle either of leaves or flowers about a stem at the same node; a whorl.
- Footstalk - n. - The stem which supports which supports the eye in decapod Crustacea; eyestalk.
- Overhang - n. - The portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water line.
- Bluff-headed - a. - Built with the stem nearly straight up and down.
- Stalk - n. - The stem or main axis of a plant; as, a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp.
- Medulla - n. - A soft tissue, occupying the center of the stem or branch of a plant; pith.
- Stump - n. - The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub.
- Ramose - a. - Branched, as the stem or root of a plant; having lateral divisions; consisting of, or having, branches; full of branches; ramifying; branching; branchy.
- Anatifa - n. - An animal of the barnacle tribe, of the genus Lepas, having a fleshy stem or peduncle; a goose barnacle. See Cirripedia.
- Pipestem - n. - The hollow stem or tube of a pipe used for smoking tobacco, etc.
- Herb - n. - A plant whose stem does not become woody and permanent, but dies, at least down to the ground, after flowering.
- Centinody - n. - A weed with a stem of many joints (Illecebrum verticillatum); also, the Polygonum aviculare or knotgrass.
- Moss - n. - A cryptogamous plant of a cellular structure, with distinct stem and simple leaves. The fruit is a small capsule usually opening by an apical lid, and so discharging the spores. There are many species, collectively termed Musci, growing on the earth, on rocks, and trunks of trees, etc., and a few in running water.
- Papyrus - n. - The material upon which the ancient Egyptians wrote. It was formed by cutting the stem of the plant into thin longitudinal slices, which were gummed together and pressed.
- Abbreviation - n. - One dash, or more, through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, or demi-semiquavers.
- Stem - n. - A little branch which connects a fruit, flower, or leaf with a main branch; a peduncle, pedicel, or petiole; as, the stem of an apple or a cherry.
- Pedicel - n. - A slender stem by which certain of the lower animals or their eggs are attached. See Illust. of Aphis lion.
- Pole - n. - A long, slender piece of wood; a tall, slender piece of timber; the stem of a small tree whose branches have been removed; as, specifically: (a) A carriage pole, a wooden bar extending from the front axle of a carriage between the wheel horses, by which the carriage is guided and held back. (b) A flag pole, a pole on which a flag is supported. (c) A Maypole. See Maypole. (d) A barber's pole, a pole painted in stripes, used as a sign by barbers and hairdressers. (e) A pole on which climbing beans, hops, or other vines, are trained.
- Reclinate - a. - Reclined, as a leaf; bent downward, so that the point, as of a stem or leaf, is lower than the base.
- Scyphus - n. - A cup-shaped stem or podetium in lichens. Also called scypha. See Illust. of Cladonia pyxidata, under Lichen.
- Gammon - v. t. - To fasten (a bowsprit) to the stem of a vessel by lashings of rope or chain, or by a band of iron.
- Digitated - a. - Having several leaflets arranged, like the fingers of the hand, at the extremity of a stem or petiole. Also, in general, characterized by digitation.
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- H1682 דְּבוֹרָה - 1682 דְּבוֹרָה - דְּבוֹרָה - - dᵉbôwrâh - deb-o-raw' - or (shortened) דְּבֹרָה; from דָבַר (in the sense of orderly motion); the bee (from its systematic instincts); bee. - Noun Feminine - heb
- H1503 גֶּזַע - 1503 גֶּזַע - גֶּזַע - - gezaʻ - geh'-zah - from an unused root meaning to cut down (trees); the trunk or stump of atree (as felled or as planted); stem, stock. - Noun Masculine - heb
- G2563 κάλαμος - 2563 κάλαμος - ΚΆΛΑΜΟΣ - - kálamos - kal'-am-os - of uncertain affinity; a reed (the plant or its stem, or that of a similar plant); by implication, a pen:--pen, reed. - Noun Masculine - greek
- G3004 λέγω - 3004 λέγω - ΛΈΓΩ - - légō - leg'-o - a primary verb; properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas ἔπω and φημί generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while ῥέω is properly to break silence merely, and λαλέω means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean:--ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter. - Verb - greek
- H6466 פָּעַל - 6466 פָּעַל - פָּעַל - - pâʻal - paw-al' - a primitive root; to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise; commit, (evil-) do(-er), make(-r), ordain, work(-er). - Verb - heb
- G5340 φειδομένως - 5340 φειδομένως - ΦΕΙΔΟΜΈΝΩΣ - - pheidoménōs - fi-dom-en'-oce - adverb from participle of φείδομαι; abstemiously, i.e. stingily:--sparingly. - Adverb - greek
- G4102 πίστις - 4102 πίστις - ΠΊΣΤΙΣ - - pístis - pis'-tis - from πείθω; persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself:--assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity. - Noun Feminine - greek
- H7070 קָנֶה - 7070 קָנֶה - קָנֶה - - qâneh - kaw-neh' - from קָנָה; a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard); balance, bone, branch, calamus, cane, reed, [idiom] spearman, stalk. - Noun Masculine - heb
- H7574 רֶתֶם - 7574 רֶתֶם - רֶתֶם - - rethem - reh'-them - or רֹתֶם; from רָתַם; the Spanish broom (from its pole-like stems); juniper (tree). - Noun Masculine - heb
- G4753 στράτευμα - 4753 στράτευμα - ΣΤΡΆΤΕΥΜΑ - - stráteuma - strat'-yoo-mah - from στρατεύομαι; an armament, i.e. (by implication) a body of troops (more or less extensive or systematic):--army, soldier, man of war. - Noun Neuter - greek
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