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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
STEMMED, pp. Opposed, as a current; stopped.
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
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"
Merriam Webster's
adjective Date: 1576 having a stem — usually used in combination< long-stemmed roses >
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
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. [They] stem the flood with their erected breasts. --Denham. Stemmed the wild torrent of a barbarous age. --Pope.
