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stemmy, a.|ˈstɛmɪ|
[f. stem n.1 + -y.]
1. Having long bare stems.
1552Huloet, Stalkye or stemmye herbes which be no trees and yet growe in height. 1827H. Steuart Planter's G. (1828) 299 Letting the principal members of your group be tall and stemmy. 1865Reader No. 122. 477/3 Stemmy herbage and productive trees.
2. Of a root: Long and slender like a stem.
1728Chambers Cycl. s.v. Root, Cauliformes, i.e. Stemmy or Stalky, which shoot down deep directly, though often sending out Fibres and Strings from the great Stem.
3. Containing stems.
1863Jrnl. R. Agric. Soc. XXIV. i. 134 The larger stemmy and leafy portions were thus separated. 1892Walsh Tea 182 ‘Dusty’ and ‘stemmy’ teas in particular. |