adjective
- having many stems or characterized by tough, woody stems
Usage: botany; gardening
Examples
- The stemmy asparagus was too tough to eat.
- These stemmy herbs need to be chopped finely.
- The plant became stemmy as it matured.
- Remove the stemmy parts before cooking the greens.
- The stemmy texture made the vegetables unappetizing.
- Older broccoli tends to be more stemmy than young shoots.