stemless

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Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *sth₂mnís
Proto-Germanic *stamniz
Proto-West Germanic *stamni
Old English stemn
Middle English stemme
English stem
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.
Proto-Germanic *leusaną
Proto-Germanic *lausaz
Proto-Germanic *-lausaz
Proto-West Germanic *-laus
Old English -lēas
Middle English -les
English -less
English stemless

    From stem + -less.

    Adjective

    stemless (comparative more stemless, superlative most stemless)

    1. (botany) Lacking a stem, either naturally or because it has been removed.
      If long-stemmed roses are so popular, are stemless roses cheap?
      • 1992, Mary Kay Duggan, Italian Music Incunabula: Printers and Type, page 99:
        The stemless notes could have been cast on a body as short as 4 mm but were probably cast on bodies of the standard 14 mm size for ease of composition.

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