stem-n; 8 Senses

Sense Number 1: the root or base form of a word

Commentary:STEM[+form][+linguistic][+root][+of_word]

Examples:
Thematic vowels are part of the stems in this language.
The computer program strips off affixes and leaves the stems of English words.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: undifferentiated cell of a multicellular organism

Commentary:STEM[+body_part][+of_organism][+multicellular][+cell][+undifferentiated]

Examples:
The privately-funded institute does stem cell research.
Theoretically, any organ could be generated from stems.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 3: the stalk of a plant

Commentary:STEM[+body_part][+of_organism][+multicellular][+plant][+stalk]

Examples:
Mary trimmed the ends of the rose stems before placing the flowers in a vase of water.
The stems of these plants have thorns.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 4: a cylinder or rod of a mechanism

Commentary:STEM[+artifact][+component][+cylinder][+of_mechanism]

Examples:
The sliding shaft of a dead bolt is its stem.
The watch's winding pin is also known as its stem.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 5: an elongated connecting piece of a container

Commentary:STEM[+artifact][+component][+connecting][+elongated][+of_container]

Examples:
She held the wine glass by its stem.
The stem of this tobacco pipe is made of a rare hardwood.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 6: the bow of a vessel

Commentary:STEM[+location][+on_vessel][+bow]

Examples:
He leaned over at the stem of the boat to see whether a line was caught.
We polished up the teak on our boat from stem to stern.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 7: a maneuver in skiing

Commentary:STEM[+event][+maneuver][+skiing]
NOTE: the back of one ski is forced outwards and the other ski brought parallel

Examples:
The skier executed a stem down the ski slope.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 8: the entirety of something

Commentary:Idiom: from_stem_to_stern

Examples:
The butcher slit open the animal carcass from stem to stern.
The first year season of the sitcom was a riot from stem to stern.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: Idiom