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stam — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • clan noun A large group of related families claiming descent from a common ancestor.
  • phylum noun A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a divisio or a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank
  • root noun The underground part of a plant that anchors it and draws in water and nutrients.
  • stem noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.
  • tribal adj Relating to, or organized around, a tribe or tribes.
  • tribe noun A social group made up of related families or clans, often sharing language, culture, and territory.
  • trunk verb To cut something short or reduce it drastically.

Senses

stam is used for these senses in English:

  • clan A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain.
  • phylum (taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a divisio or a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank
  • root (philology) A word from which another word or words are derived.
  • stem A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather.
  • tree trunk (botany) The main structural member of a tree.
  • tribal Of or relating to tribes.
  • tribe A socially cohesive group of people within a society.
  • trunk (software engineering) In software projects under source control: the most current source tree, from which the latest unstable builds (so-called "trunk builds") are compiled.

clan — full definition

  1. noun A large group of related families claiming descent from a common ancestor.
  2. noun Informally, any close-knit group bound by loyalty, such as an extended family or team.

phylum — full definition

  1. noun A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a divisio or a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank
  2. noun A large division of possibly related languages, or a major language family which is not subordinate to another.

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