stemmed
adjective
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Definition of stemmed
: having a stem
—usually used in combination long-stemmed roses
Examples of stemmed in a Sentence
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These are the same controlling parents that Pamela, a tough-stemmed flower, ran away from home to escape and did not speak to for many years. — New York Times, "With ‘Doxology,’ Nell Zink Delivers Her Most Ambitious and Expansive Novel Yet," 19 Aug. 2019 Rustic willow obelisk: Made from natural willow, this piece has a casual look and can be used as a support for long-stemmed or climbing plants. — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Colorful, whimsical or classic, yard art can enhance your garden’s overall appeal," 3 July 2019 On this occasion, Amber filled a kitschy glass vase shaped like the Leaning Tower of Pisa and various old silver creamers with short-stemmed roses, peonies and ranunculus sourced from the Piazza della Repubblica market in Florence. — Laura Rysman, New York Times, "How to Host a Relaxed, Italian-Style Late Lunch," 27 June 2019 The plants grow in tight, multi-stemmed clumps with mostly basal leaves. — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, "How to Grow Gorgeous Echinacea in Your Garden," 29 May 2018 Yaz Bukey, whimsically dressed as a green-stemmed, bright pink flower, found a happy resting place in a splendid gilded throne that turned out to have once belonged to her great-grandfather, the mischievous King Farouk of Egypt. — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, "Hamish Bowles Attends Serdar Gülgün’s Opulent Ottoman Ball in Istanbul," 4 Feb. 2019 Wolf Pecher, an associate professor at the University of Baltimore, leads Dan to the rare native plant, the purple-stemmed cliff brake, discovered growing in a railroad bridge abutment during a recent biodiversity survey in the Jones Falls Valley. — Dan Rodricks, baltimoresun.com, "What's growing in Baltimore: purple cliff brakes and 100 orchards," 11 June 2018 Asparagus: These green-stemmed beauties are the markets’ way of saying that spring has sprung, and March and April are best times to get a bunch. — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, "What’s in season now at S.A. farmers markets," 28 Feb. 2018 God forbid your cocktail is served in a stemmed glass. — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, "Bar Star: Alex Coon of Izakaya Japanese Pub," 21 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stemmed.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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stemmed
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of stemmed
: having a stem
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stemmed
adjective
\ ˈstemd\
Kids Definition of stemmed
: having a stem
long-stemmed roses