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Stemmed

adjective

Having a stem or stems or having a stem as specified; often used in combination. "Long-stemmed roses"

(of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground. Synonyms: caulescent, cauline.

Having the stem removed.

Stem

verb

Grow out of, have roots in, originate in.

Cause to point inward.

Stop the flow of a liquid. Synonyms: halt, stanch, staunch. "Stem the tide"

Remove the stem from.

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"Stemmed" Quotes from Famous Books

... stemmed the course of two tears which he was squeezing out of his eyes, and instantly ...

— The Old Curiosity Shop • Charles Dickens

... lifted overhanging branches, and glided out upon a sheet of open water, a little lake fed by natural springs; and here, paddling over to the outlet, a tide took them down a swift brook to the river. Sarp stemmed this tide, made the opposite bank of ...

— The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865 • Various

... within an inch of the top. Fill with chocolate ice cream or any desired cream, but cover the top with chocolate ice cream or chocolate frosting as dark as possible, sprinkle grated sweet chocolate or bits of chocolate fudge on top. Stick rather a short stemmed carnation, daisy or similar flower ...

— Games For All Occasions • Mary E. Blain

... between the thumb and finger, no moisture exudes, and also when the stems are found to be dry and brittle, so that they can be separated readily from the berries. After the grapes have reached the proper state of dryness, they are taken in boxes or sacks to the packing house, where they are stemmed and cleaned, after which they are packed in white cotton sacks, holding from fifty to seventy-five pounds each, and when marked are ready ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889 • Various

... imagine these hollow-cheeked men with glittering eyes and claw-like hands were the men who had stemmed the German rush at Liege. Some were delirious, others merely plucking at the sheets with their wasted fingers, and everywhere the sisters and nurses were hurrying to and fro to alleviate their sufferings as much as possible. ...

— Fanny Goes to War • Pat Beauchamp

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