Collocations for "stem"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "stem" in context.
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stem
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- a [plant, flower, fruit, leaf] stem
- a [pipe, glass, bar] stem
- a [verb, word] stem
- [cut, trimmed, held] (at) the stem
- on [thin, long, elegant] stems
- the roses [cost, were] [50 cents] a stem
- the stem of a [bolt, watch]
- the stem of a (wine) glass
- stem [cells, cuttings, ends]
- stem the flow (of blood)
- stem the tide (of)
- the [problem, corruption, issue] stems from
- [most, almost all, some] of the [problems] stem from
- stems from [poverty, hunger, lack of education]
- stems from the fact that
- stem (out) from the [middle, center, original]
'stem' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):