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
- noun A large group of related families claiming descent from a common ancestor.
- noun Informally, any close-knit group bound by loyalty, such as an extended family or team.
phylum — full definition
- 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
- noun A large division of possibly related languages, or a major language family which is not subordinate to another.