n. 1.(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed 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 5.front part of a vessel or aircraft 6.a turn made in skiing stem v. 1.grow out of, have roots in, originate in 2.cause to point inward 3.stop the flow of a liquid 4.remove the stem from
