Standard Lemma guide
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adj
Lacking a stem, either naturally or because it has been removed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
(of plants) having no apparent stem above ground
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: acaulescent
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
not having a stem
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: stemmed
History
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.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
