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- adjective having multiple
stems
Etymologies
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Examples
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There, the açaí (ah-SIGH-ee) palm also provides hearts, though because it is multistemmed, harvesters can hack off a stem or two, allowing the plant to regenerate.
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Form: Oval rounded; twiggy branches; multistemmed clump
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A fast-growing, multistemmed shrub or small tree from the semi-arid to subhumid zones of northwestern Australia.
Chapter 48 1990
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Acacia oligophleba is a multistemmed large shrub or small tree from warm to hot, subtropical to semi-arid, zones of northwestern Queensland and Northern Territory.
Chapter 48 1990
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A moderately fast-growing, multistemmed shrub from semi-arid regions of northern and central Australia 'A. adsurgens is well adapted to sandy soils.
Chapter 48 1990
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H.Wendl. is a dense and multistemmed, thornless, spreading shrub or singlestemmed small tree up to 9 m in height.
Chapter 14 1990
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Look for these multistemmed “coppice” trees next time you go strolling in an oak-hickory forest.
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989
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Look for these multistemmed “coppice” trees next time you go strolling in an oak-hickory forest.
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989
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Look for these multistemmed “coppice” trees next time you go strolling in an oak-hickory forest.
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989
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Description Although it may also grow as an erect tree with a dense crown, this species is usually a very bushy, multistemmed shrub only 1-3 m high.
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