stem

I [stem]

nome

1) (of flower) stelo m., gambo m.; (of leaf) gambo m., picciolo m.; (of fruit) picciolo m.

2) (of glass) gambo m., stelo m.; (of pipe) cannuccia f., cannello m.; (of letter, note) gamba f., asta f.

II [stem]

verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -mm-) (originate)

to stem from — derivare o provenire da

III [stem]

verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -mm-) (restrain) arrestare, arginare [flow]; fig. arrestare, contenere, arginare [advance, tide, increase, inflation]; arginare, contenere [protest]

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I 1. [stem] noun

1) (the part of a plant that grows upward from the root, or the part from which a leaf, flower or fruit grows; a stalk: Poppies have long, hairy, twisting stems.)

2) (the narrow part of various objects, eg of a wine-glass between the bowl and the base: the stem of a wine-glass / of a tobacco-pipe.)

3) (the upright piece of wood or metal at the bow of a ship: As the ship struck the rock, she shook from stem to stern.)

2. verb

((with from) to be caused by: Hate sometimes stems from envy.)

- -stemmed

II [stem] past tense, past participle - stemmed; verb

(to stop (a flow, eg of blood).)

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I [stem]

nome

1) (of flower) stelo m., gambo m.; (of leaf) gambo m., picciolo m.; (of fruit) picciolo m.

2) (of glass) gambo m., stelo m.; (of pipe) cannuccia f., cannello m.; (of letter, note) gamba f., asta f.

II [stem]

verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -mm-) (originate)

to stem from — derivare o provenire da

III [stem]

verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -mm-) (restrain) arrestare, arginare [flow]; fig. arrestare, contenere, arginare [advance, tide, increase, inflation]; arginare, contenere [protest]