stemless en · ADJ
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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Lacking a stem, either naturally or because it has been removed.
If long-stemmed roses are so popular, are stemless roses cheap?
The stemless notes could have been cast on a body as short as 4 mm but were probably cast on bodies of the standard 14 mm size for ease of composition.
1992, Mary Kay Duggan, Italian Music Incunabula: Printers and Type, page 99:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most stemless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more stemless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
stemless gentian · stemless thistle · stemlessness
Translations (3)
io sentipa (Translations) · el άκαυλος (Translations) · pl bezogonkowy (Translations)