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stem +‎ -less

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stemless (not comparable)

  1. Lacking a stem, either naturally or because it has been removed.
    If long-stemmed roses are so popular, are stemless roses cheap?
    • 1992, Mary Kay Duggan, Italian Music Incunabula: Printers and Type, page 99:
      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.

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