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Stamm.

tree trunk, main stem of a plant (but never used of thin stalks or twigs)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃtam/
  1. tree trunk, main stem of a plant (but never used of thin stalks or twigs)

    masculine · strong
  2. tribe

    masculine · strong
  3. stem (of a word)

    masculine · strong
  4. phylum

    masculine · strong
  5. strain (of bacteria, etc.)

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German stam, from Old High German stam, from Proto-West Germanic *stamni, from Proto-Germanic *stamnaz, *stamniz, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand, stay”). Cognate with English stem.

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