stemmed
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Adjective (3)
- having a stem or stems or having a stem as specified; often used in combination“stemmed goblets”“long-stemmed roses”
- (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above groundSynonyms: caulescentcauline
- having the stem removed“stemmed berries”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Stem \Stem\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stemmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Stemming.] [Either from stem, n., or akin to stammer; cf. G. stemmen to press against.] To oppose or cut with, or as with, the stem of a vessel; to resist, or make progress against; to stop or check the flow of, as a current. "An argosy to stem the waves." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
[They] stem the flood with their erected breasts. --Denham. [1913 Webster]
Stemmed the wild torrent of a barbarous age. --Pope. [1913 Webster]