destem

 [dee-stem]  

de·stem

   [dee-stem]
verb (used with object), de·stemmed, de·stem·ming.
to remove the stem from (a fruit or vegetable); stem.
Origin:
de- + stem1

Related forms
de·stem·mer, noun
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