screwstem

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noun

Any of the gentians in the genus Bartonia.

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Meanings

nounscrewstem (plural screwstems)

plural screwstems

  1. Any of the gentians in the genus Bartonia.

Origin

From screw + stem.

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APA

screwstem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screwstem

MLA

“screwstem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screwstem. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “screwstem,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screwstem.

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