- Bamboo stem - Bamboo stick - hollow stem of bamboo - Plant sugar used in testing the kidneys - Stem of sugar plant - stick aid to walking - The hollow stem of a tall grass such as bamboo
- The stalk or stem of grain and grasses (including the
bamboo), jointed and usually hollow. - Mineral coal that is not bituminous; anthracite, especially
when found in small masses. - The waste of the Pennsylvania anthracite mines, consisting of
fine coal, dust, etc., and used as fuel.