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stem
stem [-s]
n
OE 'tree-trunk'.
Stalk of a plant that holds the plant upright.
Family roots; heritage.
[Fig.] torso of the human body or living creature.
Root; origin; beginning; base.
stem
v
ON 'to stop the flow'.
Repel; oppose; defy.