stemlessadj.1
/ˈstɛmlɪs/ Having no stem.
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the world > plants > part of plant > stem or stalk > [adjective] > having a stem or stalk > having no stem or stalk
capillar1601
acaulose1687
stalkless1698
capillary1726
capillaceous1731
acaulous1753
stemless1796
acaulescent1822
acauline1835
unstalked1875
1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) I. 374 The stemless Agarics and Boleti present similar appearances about the edge.
1834 Penny Cycl. II. 386/1 Little stemless herbs.
1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 379 Convallaria, Lily of the Valley. A stemless herb.
1907 Athenæum 20 July 76/3 This handsome beaker, or stemless drinking cup.
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stemlessadj.2
/ˈstɛmlɪs/ That cannot be stemmed.
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the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of flowing > [adjective] > forth, onward, or towards > that cannot be stemmed
stemless1835
1835 H. Miller Scenes & Legends N. Scotl. xvi. 288 Till the life blood, stemless gushing, Lays the plaided hero low.
1911 Daily News 14 Apr. 2 Time is an ebbless Tide, a stemless stream.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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