Stem

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NOUN

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

the tube of a tobacco pipe

front part of a vessel or aircraft

a turn made in skiing

VERB

grow out of, have roots in, originate in

cause to point inward

stop the flow of a liquid

remove the stem from

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