Meanings
verbdestem (third-person singular simple present destems, present participle destemming, simple past and past participle destemmed)
present singular third person destems · participle present destemming · participle past destemmed · past destemmed
- transitiveTo remove the stem from (grapes, tobacco, etc.).
Origin
Translations
Catalan desrapar
- desraparremove the stem from grapes
French érafler
- éraflerremove the stem from grapes
German abbeeren, rebeln
- abbeerenremove the stem from grapes
- rebelnremove the stem from grapes
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with destem
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APA
destem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destem
MLA
“destem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destem. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “destem,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destem.
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