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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescaule
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kah-oo-lee
"O caule da planta é forte."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The main body or stalk of a plant or shrub.
"The gardener trimmed the stem of the rose bush to encourage new growth."
- 1
To originate or derive from a source.
"Her interest in art stems from her childhood experiences in a creative family."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'stemn', meaning the trunk of a tree or the prow of a ship, originating from Proto-Germanic '*stamnaz'. Over centuries, the meaning broadened botanically to represent the main stalk of a plant and metaphorically to describe a line of descent or an etymological root.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stem" is said worldwide
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tige
Transliteration: teej
"La tige de la plante est très robuste."
Stamm
Transliteration: shtahm
"Der Stamm des Baumes ist sehr dick."
fusto
Transliteration: foos-toh
"Il fusto della pianta è alto."
tallo
Transliteration: tah-yo
"El tallo de la flor es verde."
caule
Transliteration: kah-oo-lee
"O caule da planta é forte."
तना
Transliteration: tana
"पौधे का तना बहुत मजबूत है।"
茎
Transliteration: jīng
"植物的茎很坚固。"
줄기
Transliteration: julgi
"식물의 줄기가 튼튼하다."
茎
Transliteration: kuuki
"植物の茎は強いです。"
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