stemless | (adj) not having a stem, Ant. stemmed |
stemless carline thistle | (n) stemless perennial having large flowers with white or purple-brown florets nestled in a rosette of long spiny leaves hairy beneath; of alpine regions of southern and eastern Europe, Syn. Carlina acaulis |
stemless golden weed | (n) dark green erect herb of northwestern United States and southwestern Canada having stiff leaves in dense tufts and yellow flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Haplopappus, Syn. Haplopappus acaulis, Stenotus acaulis |
stemless hymenoxys | (n) perennial having tufted basal leaves and short leafless stalks each bearing a solitary yellow flower head; dry hillsides and plains of west central North America, Syn. Hymenoxys acaulis, Tetraneuris acaulis |
Stemless | a. Having no stem; (Bot.) acaulescent. [ 1913 Webster ] |