- stemflow
- \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
: rainfall reaching the ground in a forest by draining down the trunks of trees, as distinguished from that dripping from the canopy
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
stemflow
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