| SPRIG | Small stem of a plant (5) |
| STALK | Stem of a plant (5) |
| THORN | Sharp point that protrudes from the stem of a plant (5) |
| SPIRE | Steeple; blade of grass; apex of a shell such as that of the periwinkle; or, a towering stem of a flower such as a delphinium or foxglove (5) |
| BULB | From the Greek for "onion", a globular stem of a plant such as the aforesaid or the daffodil; or, an item in this shape, such as the rubber part of a pipette or bicycle horn (4) |
| SHANK | Stem of a spoon, key or an anchor; or, a small loop at the back of a button (5) |
| NODE | A point on the stem of a plant from which a leaf springs |
| CULM | Word for anthracite, coal dust, slack or soot; or, a stalk or a stem of a plant, such as grass or sedge (4) |
| TENDRIL | A thin stem of a plant that twists and curls (7) |
| LEAFGAP | Space in the stem of a plant through which a leaf grows (4,3) |
| AXIL | Angle between leaf and stem of a plant (4) |
| RHIZOME | Underground stem of a plant which runs horizontally (7) |
| LEADER | Dominant stem of a plant (6) |
| OFFSHOOT | Growth from the main stem of a plant (8) |
| CORM | Bulb-like stem of a plant |
| TRUNK | Could be part of a body in a stem of a tree |
| SHOOT | A photographic assignment; a game/pheasant hunt; or, an emerging stem of a seedling (5) |
| CANE | Woody stem of a plant in the genus Rubus such as the blackberry, loganberry, raspberry or tayberry (4) |
| THEME | Stem of a word; or, a recurrent idea or motif in art or literature (5) |
| ANGELICA | Candied stems of a plant (8) |
