Stemmed

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
stemmed
    adj 1: having a stem or stems or having a stem as specified;
           often used in combination; "stemmed goblets"; "long-
           stemmed roses" [ant: {stemless}]
    2: (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground
       [syn: {caulescent}, {cauline}, {stemmed}] [ant:
       {acaulescent}, {stemless}]
    3: having the stem removed; "stemmed berries"
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Stem \Stem\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stemmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Stemming}.] [Either from stem, n., or akin to stammer; cf.
   G. stemmen to press against.]
   To oppose or cut with, or as with, the stem of a vessel; to
   resist, or make progress against; to stop or check the flow
   of, as a current. "An argosy to stem the waves." --Shak.
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         [They] stem the flood with their erected breasts.
                                                  --Denham.
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         Stemmed the wild torrent of a barbarous age. --Pope.
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