stem

As nouns the difference between stem and esc

is that stem is (countable) while esc is (label) (key on most modern computer keyboards).

As nouns the difference between stem and ongaonga

is that stem is (countable) while ongaonga is the plant urtica ferox , a nettle endemic to new zealand with woody stem and large stinging spines.

As a noun stem

is the stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.

As a verb stem

is to remove the stem from.

As an adjective polysiphonous is

having multiple stems, filaments or tubes.

As nouns the difference between stem and pseudoknot

is that stem is (countable) while pseudoknot is (genetics) a secondary structure in rna in which half of one stem is intercalated between the two halves of another stem.