Stem

Stem or STEM may refer to:

Biology

Plant stem, the aboveground structures that have vascular tissue and that support leaves and flowers
- Stipe (botany), a stalk that supports some other structure
- Stipe (mycology), the stem supporting the cap of a mushroom
- Stem (vine), part of a grapevine
- Trunk (botany), the stem and main wooden axis of a tree
Stem cell, an undifferentiated biological cell that can differentiate into specialized cells
Stem group, of a clade (in biological classification), consists of extinct organisms more closely related to the crown group than to any other extant clade

Stem (ship), the upright member mounted on the forward end of a vessel's keel, to which the strakes are attached
Stem (bicycle part), connects the handlebars to the steer tube of a bicycle fork
Stem (glass), the stem of a drinking glass
Stem, part of a watch
Crack stem, a device for smoking crack cocaine

Stem (audio), a collection of audio sources mixed together to be dealt with downstream as one unit
Stem (music), a part of a written musical note
Stem mixing and mastering, a method of mixing audio material
The Stems, an Australian garage rock/power pop group from the 1980s

"Stem", a song by Canadian musician Hayden from the 1995 album Everything I Long For
"Stem" (DJ Shadow song), a song by DJ Shadow from the 1996 album Endtroducing.....
"Stem", a song by American industrial metal band Static-X from the 1999 album Wisconsin Death Trip
"Stem" (Ringo Sheena song), a song by Ringo Sheena from the 2003 album Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana
"Die Stem van Suid-Afrika", a former national anthem of South Africa, used during the apartheid era

Word stem, the part of a word common to all its inflected variants
- Stemming, a process in natural language processing
Stem (typography), the main vertical stroke of a letter
Stem (music), a part of a written musical note
Stem, the first part of a multiple choice question, not including the set of answer options

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), a term used for this group of disciplines
Stem (film), or Upgrade, 2018 Australian science fiction horror film
Stem (lesbian), a woman who exhibits some stereotypical butch and lesbian traits
Stem (skiing), a technique in skiing
Stem, a term in climbing
Stem, North Carolina, a city in Granville County, US
STEM.org, an educational publisher & service provider
Main stem of a river