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STEMLESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stemless mean?
• STEMLESS (adjective)
The adjective STEMLESS has 2 senses:
1. not having a stem
2. (of plants) having no apparent stem above ground
Familiarity information: STEMLESS used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not having a stem
Context example:
stemless glassware
Similar:
stemmed (having the stem removed)
Antonym:
stemmed (having a stem or stems or having a stem as specified; often used in combination)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of plants) having no apparent stem above ground
Synonyms:
acaulescent; stemless
Domain category:
botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)
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