stem
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The meaning (definition) of the word stem
the main part of a plant
The word stem used in a sentence
“The flower has a long green stem.”
Words that mean the same as stem (synonyms)
stalk
The plural of the word stem
stems
How the word stem is said around the world
| French | tige (teezh) |
| Spanish | tallo (TAH-lyoh) |
| Mandarin | 茎 (jeeng) |
| Hindi | तना (TU-nah) |
| Arabic | ساق (sahk) |
| Russian | стебель (SYTYAY-byeel) |
| Portuguese (EU) | caule (KOW-li) |
| Portuguese (BR) | caule (KOW-lew) |
| Japanese | 茎 (KU-kee) |
| German | Stängel (SHTE-nguhl) |
| Urdu | تنا (TU-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਡੰਡੀ (DUN-dee) |
| Korean | 줄기 (JOOL-gee) |
| Hebrew | גבעול |
| Greek | κοτσάνι (koh-TSAH-nee) |
| Dutch | stengel (STE-nguhl) |
| Tagalog | tangkay (TAHNG-kahy) |
| Vietnamese | thân cây (tuhn KUH-i) |
| Turkish | sap (sahp) |
| Persian | ساقه (SAH-kay) |
| Polish | łodyga (waw-DI-gah) |
| Ukrainian | стебло (STEB-loh) |
| Bengali | ডাঁটা (DAHN-tah) |
| Swedish | stjälk (skhelk) |
| Italian | gambo (GAHM-boh) |
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