| BLUESTEM | • bluestem n. (US) Any of various grasses having bluish stems, including little bluestem and big bluestem. • BLUESTEM n. a kind of prairie grass. |
| BRAINSTEM | • brainstem n. Alternative spelling of brain stem. • brain␣stem n. (Neuroanatomy, anatomy) The part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum. • BRAINSTEM n. the stem of the brain. |
| CRYPTOSYSTEM | • cryptosystem n. A system of cryptography. |
| DIASTEM | • diastem n. Intervening space; interval. • diastem n. (Obsolete, music) An interval. • diastem n. (Geology) A minor depositional break. |
| ECOSYSTEM | • ecosystem n. A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit. • ecosystem n. The interconnectedness of organisms (plants, animals, microbes) with each other and their environment. • ecosystem n. (By extension) A network of interconnected people or organisations that resembles a natural ecosystem… |
| INTERSYSTEM | • intersystem adj. Between systems. • INTERSYSTEM adj. between systems. |
| MERISTEM | • meristem n. (Botany) The plant tissue composed of totipotent cells that allows plant growth. • MERISTEM n. embryonic plant tissue capable of growth by division. |
| MINISYSTEM | • MINISYSTEM n. a set of hi-fidelity equipment in which the components are smaller than standard size. |
| MULTISYSTEM | • multisystem adj. Of or pertaining to more than one system (especially computer systems). • multisystem adj. Multisystemic. • MULTISYSTEM adj. related to more than one system. |
| NONSYSTEM | • nonsystem n. That which is not a system. • nonsystem adj. Not of or pertaining to a system. • NONSYSTEM n. something that is not part of a system. |
| PHOTOSYSTEM | • photosystem n. (Biochemistry) Either of two biochemical systems, active in chloroplasts, that are part of photosynthesis. • PHOTOSYSTEM n. either of two photochemical reaction centers consisting chiefly of photosynthetic pigments complexed with protein and occurring in chloroplasts. |
| PIPESTEM | • pipestem n. The hollow stem or tube of a pipe used for smoking tobacco, etc. • pipestem n. The pale bridewort (Spiraea alba). • pipestem n. A driveway that leads to multiple residences, often maintained or owned jointly by the residents along… |
| RESTEM | • restem v. To force back against the current. • restem v. To stem, or move against. • RESTEM v. (Shakespeare) to force against the current. |
| STEM | • stem n. The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors. • stem n. A branch of a family. • stem n. An advanced or leading position; the lookout. |
| SUBSYSTEM | • subsystem n. Alternative spelling of sub-system. • sub-system n. A group of related components that are part of a larger system. • SUBSYSTEM n. part of a system. |
| SUPERSYSTEM | • supersystem n. A system comprising several subsystems. • SUPERSYSTEM n. a system that is made up of systems. |
| SYSTEM | • system n. A collection of organized things; a whole composed of relationships among its members. • system n. A method or way of organizing or planning. • SYSTEM n. a group of interacting elements forming a unified whole. |