"stemmed" in the verb sense
1. stem
grow out of, have roots in, originate in
"The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"
2. stem
cause to point inward
"stem your skis"
3. stem, stanch, staunch, halt
stop the flow of a liquid
"staunch the blood flow"
"stem the tide"
4. stem
remove the stem from
"for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"
"stemmed" in the adjective sense
1. stemmed
having a stem or stems or having a stem as specified often used in combination
"stemmed goblets"
"long-stemmed roses"
2. caulescent, cauline, stemmed
of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground
3. stemmed
having the stem removed
"stemmed berries"
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