The meaning of Stemmed
Stemmed – definition
adjective(of a plant) having a supporting stalk of a specified length or kind.
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A tall-stemmed plantadjectiveHaving a long, thin supportive or main section.
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Desserts served in stemmed glasses
verbOriginate in or be caused by.
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Many of the universities' problems stem from rapid expansionverbRemove the stems from (fruit or tobacco leaves).
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Her aunt and her mother were stemming currants on the side porchverb(of a boat) make headway against (the tide or current).
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If the wind will only freshen a little, we shall be able to stem the first of the flood
verbStop or restrict (the flow of something).
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A nurse did her best to stem the bleedingverbSlide the tail of one ski or both skis outwards in order to turn or slow down.
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I side-slipped at first, grew tired of it, and stemmed for a while
suffixHaving the stated type of stem
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A thick-stemmed plant, a long-stemmed wine glass
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Word origin
Middle English (in the sense ‘to stop, delay’): from Old Norse stemma, of Germanic origin. The skiing term (early 20th century) is from the German verb stemmen .
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