C1
stem
/stem/
noun
łodyga
/wɔˈdɨɡa/· rzeczownikAlso
szypułka(f)
Definition
the main long, thin part of a plant above the ground from which the leaves or flowers grow; a smaller part that grows from this and supports flowers or leaves
Examples
long, trailing stems of ivy
długie, pnące łodygi bluszczu
Collocations
flower stemplant stemstem cell
verb
powstrzymać
/pɔfˈstʂɨmat͡ɕ/· czasownikAlso
zatrzymać
Definition
to stop something that is flowing from spreading or increasing
Examples
The cut was bandaged to stem the bleeding.
Ranę zabandażowano, żeby powstrzymać krwawienie.
Collocations
stem the tidestem the flowstem the spread
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