stem
nounUK /stɛm/
US /stɛm/
The long thin part of a plant that holds up the leaves and flowers.
She picked a rose and held it by the stem.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The main long part of something, like the tube of a pipe or the front of a ship.
He held the stem of the wine glass carefully.
3. To stop something from happening or spreading.
The doctor tried to stem the bleeding with a bandage.
4. A word part that other words are built from.
The word 'helpful' comes from the stem 'help'.
5. The upright part of a musical note.
Each note on the page had a stem pointing up or down.