stemmed

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adjective

Having a stem.

“The long-stemmed roses didn't fit in the short vase because the stems were too long.”

Similar
caulescentcaulinecylindrical-stemmedleafy-stemmedmulti-stemmedshort-stemmedstemless
Opposite
stemless
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Meanings

adjectivestemmed (comparative more stemmed, superlative most stemmed)

comparative more stemmed · superlative most stemmed

  1. Having a stem.

    The long-stemmed roses didn't fit in the short vase because the stems were too long.

    1 more example

    a large brown-stemmed silver-bowled pipe

    1836, Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of stem

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving a stem or stems or having a stem as specified; often used in combination

Opposite
stemless

adjective(of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground

Similar
caulescentcaulinecylindrical-stemmedleafy-stemmedmulti-stemmedshort-stemmed

adjectivehaving the stem removed

Similar
stemless
Also see
caulescentcaulineleafy-stemmedstemless

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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