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    stem
    /stɛm/

    noun

    • 1. the main body or stalk of a plant or shrub, typically rising above ground but occasionally subterranean. Similar trunkstalkstockcane
    • 2. a long, thin supportive or main section of something: "the main stem of the wing feathers"

    verb

    • 1. originate in or be caused by: "many of the universities' problems stem from rapid expansion"
    • 2. remove the stems from (fruit or tobacco leaves): "her aunt and her mother were stemming currants on the side porch"

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