to stem
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5.1
- verb
- /stɛm/
:
quitar el tallo
- Before making the salad, make sure to stem the strawberries to remove their green tops.
Examples
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Every Christmas, he would send her a dozen long-stemmed roses... - to the Savoy hotel.
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When she reaches her door, she sees that a long-stemmed rose has been masking-taped to her door.
Fiction book (2001) -
You are not de-stemming those grapes.
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You see these long-stemmed American beauties here?
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Finally, the florist handed me a box of long-stemmed scarlet roses.
Fiction book (1993) -
To prepare the flowers for the vase, you need to stem them by cutting off the bottom part.
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She carefully stemmed the roses before arranging them in the bouquet.
Synonyms
4
8.0
To remove the stem from fruit or berries
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
77
4.1
A basic body unit that can become different kinds of cells and make more of itself
- Specialized
27
3.7
Study of cells that can become other cells and how they can treat disease
- Specialized
15
4.1
The part of the brain near the spinal cord that controls breathing and heart rate
- Specialized
8
4.1
A study of cells taken from early human embryos to develop medical treatments
- Specialized
1
6.1
A special cell inside bones that makes red and white blood cells and platelets
- Specialized
1
4.4
The part of the brain at the base that connects to the spinal cord and controls breathing and heart rate
A small fern with a dark thin stem that grows in warm parts of the Americas
- Jargon
A skiing turn where you push the tail of one ski out to slow and change direction
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stem meaning to remove a fruit or flower's top comes from the simple idea of taking off the stalk, so to stem cherries or flowers is simply to take away their little handle.