Stamm — meaning in English

English meaning

• band noun A group of musicians who perform together.
• log noun A section of a tree trunk, especially one cleared of branches, used for timber or fuel.
• phylum noun A level in the classification of living things, ranking beneath kingdom and higher than class, also known as a divisio or division especially when describing plants; also the name for a group at that level.
• primitive adj Belonging to an early stage of development; basic or unrefined.
• 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.
• strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
• theme noun The main subject or topic of a talk, book, or piece of art.
• 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 noun The main woody stem of a tree, between the roots and the branches.

Senses

Stamm is used for these senses in English:

• band A group of people loosely united for a common purpose, such as a band of thieves.
• binyan (linguistics) In Semitic languages, especially Hebrew, a template that creates verbs by having root consonants slotted into it.
• log The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.
• 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
• primitive (linguistics) An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
• 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.
• strain (archaic) Race; lineage, pedigree.

band — full definition

1. noun A group of musicians who perform together.
2. noun A thin strip of material used to bind, wrap, or hold something together.
3. noun A range or category within a larger scale, such as income or frequency.
4. verb To join together for a shared purpose.

log — full definition

1. noun A section of a tree trunk, especially one cleared of branches, used for timber or fuel.
2. noun A written record of events, especially a ship's or aircraft's progress, or of computer activity.
3. verb To cut down trees, especially commercially.
4. verb To record something in writing or in a system.

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