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▪ I. stemless, a.1|ˈstɛmlɪs| [f. stem n.1 + -less.] Having no stem.
1796Withering Brit. Plants (ed. 3) I. 374 The stemless Agarics and Boleti present similar appearances about the edge. 1834Penny Cycl. II. 386/1 Little stemless herbs. 1870Hooker Stud. Flora 379 Convallaria, Lily of the Valley. A stemless herb. 1907Athenæum 20 July 76/3 This handsome beaker, or stemless drinking cup. ▪ II. stemless, a.2|ˈstɛmlɪs| [f. stem v.2 + -less.] That cannot be stemmed.
a1822in H. Miller Scenes & Leg. N. Scot. (1850) 257 Till the life-blood, stemless gushing, Lays the plaided hero low. 1911Daily News 14 Apr. 2 Time is an ebbless Tide, a stemless stream. |