"stem" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "stem",
      "source": "header"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-noun-s",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stem",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stems",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "There are several leaves on each stem.",
          "translation": "Υπάρχουν αρκετά φύλλα σε κάθε βλαστό."
        },
        {
          "text": "When the bush has finished flowering, cut back all the stems.",
          "translation": "Όταν ο θάμνος τελειώσει την άνθησή του, κλάδεψε όλους τους βλαστούς."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ο βλαστός, ο μίσχος"
      ],
      "id": "el-stem-en-noun-l5Tkqhmh"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Hold the glass by the stem, not by the bowl.",
          "translation": "Κράτα το ποτήρι από το πόδι, όχι από το μπολ."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "το πόδι ποτηριού"
      ],
      "id": "el-stem-en-noun-MKYgtArt"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Γλωσσολογία (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "το θέμα, η ρίζα μιας λέξης"
      ],
      "id": "el-stem-en-noun-3XlecCSX",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γλωσσολογία"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "stem"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "stem",
      "source": "header"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb-'stop'",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stem",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεστώτας"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stems",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stemmed",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "aorist"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stemmed",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stemming",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Measures have been taken to stem the tide of pornography.",
          "translation": "Έχουν ληφθεί μέτρα για να ανακοπεί το κύμα πορνογραφίας."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ανακόπτω"
      ],
      "id": "el-stem-en-verb-APp34RQ3",
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "stem"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "stem",
      "source": "header"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-noun-s",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stem",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stems",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "There are several leaves on each stem.",
          "translation": "Υπάρχουν αρκετά φύλλα σε κάθε βλαστό."
        },
        {
          "text": "When the bush has finished flowering, cut back all the stems.",
          "translation": "Όταν ο θάμνος τελειώσει την άνθησή του, κλάδεψε όλους τους βλαστούς."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ο βλαστός, ο μίσχος"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Hold the glass by the stem, not by the bowl.",
          "translation": "Κράτα το ποτήρι από το πόδι, όχι από το μπολ."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "το πόδι ποτηριού"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Γλωσσολογία (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "το θέμα, η ρίζα μιας λέξης"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "γλωσσολογία"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "stem"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "stem",
      "source": "header"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb-'stop'",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stem",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεστώτας"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stems",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stemmed",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "aorist"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stemmed",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stemming",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Measures have been taken to stem the tide of pornography.",
          "translation": "Έχουν ληφθεί μέτρα για να ανακοπεί το κύμα πορνογραφίας."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ανακόπτω"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "stem"
}