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   the main long, thin part of a plant above the ground from which the leaves or flowers grow; a smaller part that grows from this and supports flowers or leaves
   • long, trailing stems of ivy
   • a tall plant with branching stems
   • There are several leaves on each stem.
   • When the bush has finished flowering, cut back all the stems.
   Topics Plants and treesc1
   Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

   • long
   • tall
   • short

   verb + stem

   • break
   • cut
   • cut back

   stem + verb

   • break

   preposition

   • on a/​the stem

   phrases

   • the base of the stem

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   the long, thin part of a wine glass between the bowl and the base
3. the thin tube of a tobacco pipe
4. -stemmed
   [in adjectives] having one or more stems of the type mentioned
   • a long-stemmed rose
   • slender-stemmed wine glasses
5. [grammar] the main part of a word that stays the same when endings are added to it
   • Writ is the stem of the forms writes, writing and written.
Word Originnoun Old English stemn, stefn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stam and German Stamm. Sense [4] is related to Dutch steven, German Steven.

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