A banana stalk bearing several bunches of bananas.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A connecting or supporting part, especially:.
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A slender stalk supporting or connecting another plant part, such as a leaf or flower.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Linguistics The main part of a word to which affixes are added.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Music The vertical line extending from the head of a note.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
idiom
From stem to stern From one end to another.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
verb-transitive
Sports To point (skis) inward.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To make headway against: managed to stem the rebellion.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To plug or tamp (a blast hole, for example).
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To provide with a stem.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To remove the stem of.
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verb-intransitive
Sports To point skis inward in order to slow down or turn.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To have or take origin or descent.
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verb
To make headway against (as an adverse tide, current, or wind).
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To check or go counter to (something adverse).
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To remove the stem from.
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To make for (as artificial flowers).
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To occur or develop as a consequence have or trace an origin .
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