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Roots vs Stems - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between roots and stems

is that roots is plural of lang=enCategory:English plurals while stems is plural of lang=en.

As a verb stems is

third-person singular of stem.

roots

English

Noun

(head)
  • English plurals
    • The roots of a tree provide it with water.
  • Ancestors
    • I have both Irish and German roots .
  • Beginnings
    • Jazz has its roots in blues.

    See also

    * root * rootsy

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    stems

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (stem)