stem

noun

1.
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
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stem
2.
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
3.
cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
4.
the tube of a tobacco pipe
6.
a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
Derived from:
stem