[f. STEM sb.1 + -LESS.] Having no stem.

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1796.  Withering, Brit. Plants (ed. 3), I. 374. The stemless Agarics and Boleti present similar appearances about the edge.

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1834.  Penny Cycl., II. 386/1. Little stemless herbs.

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1870.  Hooker, Stud. Flora, 379. Convallaria, Lily of the Valley. A stemless herb.

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1907.  Athenæum, 20 July, 76/3. This handsome beaker, or stemless drinking cup.

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