stelo — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
stelo is used for these senses in English:
- pedicel (botany) A stalk of an individual flower (or fruit, e.g., once fertilised) or spore-producing body within a cluster.
- stalk (architectural element) An ornament in the Corinthian capital resembling the stalk of a plant, from which the volutes and helices spring.
- 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.
- stem A narrow part on certain man-made objects, such as a wine glass, a tobacco pipe, a spoon.
stalk — full definition
- noun The stem of a plant, or a similar stem-like part.
- verb To approach quietly and slowly so as not to be noticed, especially when hunting.
- verb To follow or watch someone obsessively and repeatedly, often causing them fear or distress.
stem — full definition
- noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.
- noun A slender supporting part of an object, such as a wine glass or tobacco pipe.
- noun The base form of a word to which endings are added.
- verb To originate or arise from something.
- verb To stop or hold back the flow or spread of something.