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A '''stem''' is a thin piece of material which usually connects something. It is commonly thought of as: "The axis of a [[plant]], whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis." <ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/stem</ref>
A '''stem''' is a thin piece of material which usually connects something. It is commonly thought of as: "The axis of a [[plant]], whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis." <ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/stem</ref>
According to the public domain 1915 work ''[[The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]]'', stem is "the main [[axis]] of a [[plant]]; [[leaf]]-bearing and [[flower]]-bearing as distinguished from the [[root]]-bearing axis."
STEM in education means programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics; see [[National Council of Teachers of Mathematics]]
STEM in education means programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics; see [[National Council of Teachers of Mathematics]]
==Bibliography - Further Reading==
==Bibliography - Further Reading==
* Bailey, Liberty Hyde, ''[[The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]]. [[Macmillan]], 1915. 3639 pages. [https://archive.org/details/standardcycloped03bailrich Copyright expired] - not in the [[Public domain]].
* Bailey, Liberty Hyde, ''[[The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]]''. [[London]]: [[Macmillan]], 1915. 3639 pages. [https://archive.org/details/standardcycloped03bailrich Copyright expired] - not in the [[Public domain]].
==References==
==References==