stem
noun
°The above-ground stalk (technically axis) of a vascular plant, and certain anatomically similar, below-ground organs such as rhizomes, bulbs, tubers, and corms.
°A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogue the shaft of a feather.
verb
°To take out the stem from.
°To be caused or derived; to originate.
synonyms: due to, arise