| BRANCHES | Divisions of the stem (8) |
| EPICOTYL | Part of the stem of an embryo plant or seedling above the embryonic leaves (cotyledons) and below the terminal bud (8) |
| CALENDAR | Word for a book of accounts due on the first day of a Roman month originally, later an almanac, chart, diary or other system of divisions of the year (8) |
| OCREA | Sheathing part of a plant at the node of the stem (5) |
| SEMESTER | One of two divisions of the academic year (8) |
| SEASONAL | According to the natural divisions of the year (8) |
| ARODOUT | "And there shall come forth ___ of the stem of Jesse"--Isaiah |
| AROD | "And there shall come forth ___ out of the stem of Jesse .. |
| THORN | Sharp, hard part of the stem, root, leaf of a plant (5) |
| PITH | Soft spongy matter in the centre of the stems of certain plants |
| FLORET | Diminutive bloom forming part of a composite flower; or, any one of the stems making up a head of broccoli or cauliflower (6) |
| BARK | Protective layer on the outside of the stems of woody plants (4) |
| MECHANICALENGINEERING | One of the STEM disciplines: 2 wds. |
| STARSIGN | One of twelve divisions of the zodiac (4,4) |
| CHAPTERS | Novel divisions of the church (8) |
| AMIDSHIP | In the morning, I had first sore hip between the stem and stern of the vessel (8) |
| TIMEZONE | One of 24 longitudinal divisions of the globe (4,4) |
| EMBOSSED | Carved head into the stem - the withered ends (8) |
| LENTICEL | A breathing pore in the stem of a woody plant (8) |
| RACEMOSE | (botany) Having stalked flowers along an elongated stem that continue to open in succession from below as the stem continues to grow. |
