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short-stemmed

short-stemmed

3.8
With a short stem, like some plants or flowers
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : de tallo corto
  • She chose a short-stemmed vase to display the delicate roses she received for her birthday.

Examples

  • For centuries, people have been using Aloe Vera, a short-stemmed plant native to Northern Africa.

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  • The garden was full of colorful, short-stemmed flowers that bloomed beautifully in the spring.

  • These short-stemmed plants thrive in rocky soil, making them ideal for the garden's rocky terrain.

Synonyms

short-stalked
vsshort-stemmed
  • Specialized
6.0

Having a short stem that keeps leaves or flowers close to the ground

refers to having a short stem without explicit comparison to average length
pedicellate
vsshort-stemmed
  • Specialized
9.9

Flowers or fruits that grow on a small stalk

focuses on short length rather than merely having a small stalk

How Tall

stemmed
3.1
short-stemmed
  • Specialized
3.8
stemless
5.7

Surface Forms

short-stemmed positive

Morphology

short-stemmed = short + stemmed (transparent) = short + stem + ed

The adjective is directly formed from 'short' + 'stem' + '-ed' and clearly means 'having short stems'.

Etymology

Short-stemmed comes from joining short ('not long') and stem ('stalk', the part that holds a flower or the long part of a glass). So a short-stemmed plant or glass simply has a 'not long' stalk, which is why we use the word for plants or glassware with low or short stems.