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stern (2)
stern-wheeler
sterna
sterngear
sternite
Sterno
sterno-
sternoclavicular
sternocostal
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sterigma

ste·rig·ma [ stə rígmə ] (plural ste·rig·ma·ta [ stə rígmətə ] or ste·rig·mas)


noun 
Definition:
 
stalk bearing spores: a tiny stalk that bears a spore or spores in a fungus

[Mid-19th century. Via modern Latin< Greek, "support" < sterizein "to support"]
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