Definition of stem

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Stem (n.) A branch of a family.

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Synonymy :: Synonymy (n.) A system of synonyms.
Induviae :: Induviae (n. pl.) Persistent portions of a calyx or corolla; also, leaves which do not disarticulate from the stem, and hence remain for a long time..
Sucker :: Sucker (n.) A shoot from the roots or lower part of the stem of a plant; -- so called, perhaps, from diverting nourishment from the body of the plant..
Ethics :: Ethics (n.) The science of human duty; the body of rules of duty drawn from this science; a particular system of principles and rules concerting duty, whether true or false; rules of practice in respect to a single class of human actions; as, political or social ethics; medical ethics..
Pseudo-heart :: Pseudo-heart (n.) Any contractile vessel of invertebrates which is not of the nature of a real heart, especially one of those pertaining to the excretory system..
Ceremonial :: Ceremonial (n.) A system of rules and ceremonies, enjoined by law, or established by custom, in religious worship, social intercourse, or the courts of princes; outward form..
Circulation :: Circulation (n.) The movement of the blood in the blood-vascular system, by which it is brought into close relations with almost every living elementary constituent. Also, the movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants..
Systematist :: Systematist (n.) One who forms a system, or reduces to system..
Republicanism :: Republicanism (n.) A republican form or system of government; the principles or theory of republican government.
Epileptogenous :: Epileptogenous (a.) Producing epilepsy or epileptoid convulsions; -- applied to areas of the body or of the nervous system, stimulation of which produces convulsions..
Prow :: Prow (n.) The fore part of a vessel; the bow; the stem; hence, the vessel itself..
Frond :: Frond (n.) The organ formed by the combination or union into one body of stem and leaf, and often bearing the fructification; as, the frond of a fern or of a lichen or seaweed; also, the peculiar leaf of a palm tree..
Real :: Real (n.) A small Spanish silver coin; also, a denomination of money of account, formerly the unit of the Spanish monetary system..
Peripheral :: Peripheral (a.) External; away from the center; as, the peripheral portion of the nervous system..
Jalapin :: Jalapin (n.) A glucoside found in the stems of the jalap plant and scammony. It is a strong purgative.
Embodiment :: Embodiment (n.) That which embodies or is embodied; representation in a physical body; a completely organized system, like the body; as, the embodiment of courage, or of courtesy; the embodiment of true piety..
Organize :: Organize (v. t.) To arrange or constitute in parts, each having a special function, act, office, or relation; to systematize; to get into working order; -- applied to products of the human intellect, or to human institutions and undertakings, as a science, a government, an army, a war, etc..
Centralism :: Centralism (n.) The system by which power is centralized, as in a government..
Systemize :: Systemizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Systemiz.
Cold :: Cold (n.) A morbid state of the animal system produced by exposure to cold or dampness; a catarrh.
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