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stemmed

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stemmed  (stmd)
adj.
1. Having the stems removed.
2. Provided with a stem or a specific type of stem. Often used in combination: stemmed goblets; long-stemmed roses.
stemmed [stɛmd]
adj
1.
a.  having a stem
b.  (in combination) a thin-stemmed plant a long-stemmed glass
2. having had the stem or stems removed
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.stemmed - having a stem or stems or having a stem as specified; often used in combination; "stemmed goblets"; "long-stemmed roses"
stemless - not having a stem; "stemless glassware"
2.stemmed - (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground
caulescent, cauline
phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants
3.stemmed - having the stem removed; "stemmed berries"
stemless - not having a stem; "stemless glassware"
Translations
stemmed
adj → Stiel-; stemmed glass → Stielglas nt


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A steamboat had never yet stemmed its turbulent current.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
You yourself,' returned Sir John, suffering the current of his speech to flow as smoothly as if it had been stemmed by no one word of interruption, 'publicly proclaimed the character of the gentleman in question (I think it was in Westminster Hall) in terms which relieve me from the necessity of making any further allusion to him.
Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context
Little Jacob stemmed the course of two tears which he was squeezing out of his eyes, and instantly subsided into a silent horror.
The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens, Charles View in context
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