🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

tige

Pronunciation / Transliteration: teej

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Stem/stɛm/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"La tige de la plante est très robuste."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The main body or stalk of a plant or shrub.

    "The gardener trimmed the stem of the rose bush to encourage new growth."
As verb
  1. 1

    To originate or derive from a source.

    "Her interest in art stems from her childhood experiences in a creative family."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'stem' originates from the Old English 'stemn', which means 'stalk or trunk of a plant'. It has roots in Proto-Germanic '*stamniz', and has evolved over centuries to encompass various meanings in both botanical and metaphorical contexts.

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