What does STEMS mean?

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Parts of Speech: noun, verb
Definitions:
- noun: the main structural part of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, and fruit and contains vascular tissue; verb: remove the stems from (a fruit or vegetable)
Pronunciations:
- US: /stɛmz/
- UK: /stɛmz/
Origin and Usage:
- The noun stems comes from the Old English word stēam, which means "stalk or stem of a plant." The verb stems comes from the Old Norse word stemma, which means "to remove the stem from a plant."
- Stems are an important part of a plants structure, as they provide support for leaves, flowers, and fruit. The verb form of stems is often used in cooking to describe the process of removing the stems from fruits and vegetables.
Synonyms:
- noun: trunk, stalk, shoot
- verb: remove, strip, pluck
Related Words:
- plants
- leaves
- fruits
- seeds
- roots
Example Sentences:
- The stems of the flowers were tall and thin.
- She carefully removed the stems from the strawberries.

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