"substem" meaning in English

See substem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: substems [plural]
Etymology: From sub- + stem. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|stem}} 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 with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Plant anatomy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Plant anatomy: 88 12 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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