[f. STEM sb.1 + -LET.] A small stem.

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1838.  Penny Cycl., XII. 240/1. The third joint is short, and gives insertion to two multi-articulate stemlets (tigelles).

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1900.  B. D. Jackson, Gloss. Bot. Terms, 253/1. Stemlet, a small stem, as the plumule.

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