ADJECTIVE | all | stemless | not having a stem |
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all | stemless, acaulescent | (of plants) having no apparent stem above ground |
Meaning | not having a stem. | |
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Example | "stemless glassware" | |
Narrower | stemmed | Having the stem removed |
Opposite | stemmed | Having a stem or stems or having a stem as specified |
Meaning | (of plants) having no apparent stem above ground. | |
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Synonym | acaulescent | |
Category | botany, phytology | The branch of biology that studies plants |
Opposite | caulescent, cauline, stemmed | (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground |
Spanish | acaule | |
Catalan | acaule, acaulescent |
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