"substem" meaning in English

See substem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsʌb.stɛm/ [Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland], /ˈsʌb.stem/ [Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland, Received-Pronunciation, also], /ˈsɐb.stem/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand], /ˈsəb.sʈɛ(ː)m/ [India] Forms: substems [plural]
enPR: sŭb′stĕm Rhymes: -ʌbstɛm Etymology: From sub- + stem. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|sub-|stem|text=*}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*upó", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*supo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sub", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sub-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "sub-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "stem", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "substem", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="substem"> From sub- + stem. Head templates: {{en-noun}} substem (plural substems)
  1. (botany) One of several plant stems splitting off from a main stem.
    Sense id: en-substem-en-noun-44utMI2e Categories (other): Botany, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Plant anatomy Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 79 21 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 63 37 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Plant anatomy: 89 11 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. (linguistics) Part of a stem.
    Sense id: en-substem-en-noun-ySG4iIjn Categories (other): Linguistics Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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