noun

stem

Translation

stem, stalk, shank, root

A rose has a thorny stem.

Hold the wine glass by the stem.

The word 'running' comes from the stem 'run'.

the stem of ((sth.)) the main stalk of (a plant) A rose has a thorny stem.

to stem from ((sth.)) to originate from (sth.) His problems stem from his childhood.

Synonyms: stalk, trunk, shoot; Antonyms: branch, leaf

From Old English 'stemn', meaning 'tree trunk', related to the German word 'Stamm' (trunk).

A plant's stem is its core support, just like a word's stem is its core part.