destem

[dee-stem]

verb (used with object)

destemmed, destemming 

1. to remove the stem from (a fruit or vegetable); stem.

Other Word Forms

• destemmer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of destem¹

de- + stem ¹

Example Sentences

A Dutch passenger on board told BN DeStem they were told there could be a cholera outbreak on board by the captain.

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The “wet work” happens in the harvest room, a 2,000-square-foot industrial space with concrete floors, high ceilings and pure white brick walls where Mr. McCormack, Mr. Gergley and a small team of interns unload, sort and destem the grapes that then sit for 24 hours in T-bins before the wines are inoculated with yeast.

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There’s a surprising amount he can accomplish in the kitchen: wash vegetables, destem mushrooms, crack eggs, knead dough, consume enormous quantities of said dough.

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