Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having no stem; having the stem so little developed as to appear to be wanting; acaulescent.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Bot.) Having no stem
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Lacking a
stem , either naturally or because it has been removed.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not having a stem
- adjective (of plants) having no apparent stem above ground
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Examples
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= -- When the main stem is arrested in its growth, the habit and general appearance of the plant are materially altered, as in the so-called stemless plants, _plantæ acaules_.
Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants Maxwell T. Masters
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The most prominent plants were clusters of cactus and curua palms, a kind of stemless, low palm, with broad, elegant leaves springing vase-like from the ground.
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The most prominent plants of this sandy or clayey region are clusters of cacti and curua palms -- a kind of stemless, low palm, with broad leaves springing, vase-like, from the ground.
The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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A new trend for wine glasses is the "stemless" wine glass which come in a variety of sizes and shapes as well.
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The stemless version has a "kickstand" base, so it's difficult to tip over, just like a Weeble.
Kit corner 2011
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Especially because if they had actually asked invited guests for two sets of 300-thread-count percale bedding or a dozen stemless wine glasses, for example, that would have been potentially awkward.
Meredith C. Carroll: New Royal Wedding Details Unveiled Meredith C. Carroll 2011
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Birth flower, May, lily of the valley, stemless convallariaceous herb, Convallaria majalis, with a raceme of drooping, bell-shaped fragrant white flowers.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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Especially because if they had actually asked invited guests for two sets of 300-thread-count percale bedding or a dozen stemless wine glasses, for example, that would have been potentially awkward.
Meredith C. Carroll: New Royal Wedding Details Unveiled Meredith C. Carroll 2011
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Air France has introduced a new line of stemless wine glasses in Business and First (aka Affaires and La Première).
Broadbent sues, California’s anxiety, NY retail, wine cheaper than water | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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Traditionally it's served in a wine glass, but I've always found a stemless Champagne flute with a few cubes and a straw a more elegant presentation.
hernesheir commented on the word stemless
acaulescent
December 26, 2010