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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> |
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| + | 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." | ||
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| + | STEM in education means programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics; see [[National Council of Teachers of Mathematics]] | ||
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| + | ==Bibliography - Further Reading== | ||
| + | * Bailey, Liberty Hyde, ''[[The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]]''. [[London]]: [[Macmillan]], 1915. 3639 pages. [https://archive.org/details/standardcycloped03bailrich Copyright expired] - now in the [[Public domain]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:44, June 24, 2016
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." [1]
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
Bibliography - Further Reading
- Bailey, Liberty Hyde, The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. London: Macmillan, 1915. 3639 pages. Copyright expired - now in the Public domain.