nonstem

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ stem.

Adjective

nonstem (not comparable)

1. Not of or pertaining to a stem.
   • 2007, Barry Nalebuff, Ian Ayres, Why not?, page 116:

     Peeling from the nonstem end is actually a bit easier and reduces the chance that those annoying, stringy fibers will stick to the banana.

   • 2009 August 14, Nicholas Wade, “New Screening Could Lead to More Potent Cancer Drugs”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     “The possibility is that the nonstem cells in a tumor may regenerate de novo new stem cells,” said Robert Weinberg, a leading cancer biologist at M.I.T. and, a co-author with Dr. Lander of the Cell report.

Anagrams

• Menston, Mentons