Definition of stalk

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Stalk (n.) That which resembes the stalk of a plant, as the stem of a quill..

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Sessile :: Sessile (a.) Resting directly upon the main stem or branch, without a petiole or footstalk; as, a sessile leaf or blossom..
Unguiculated :: Unguiculated (n.) Furnished with a claw, or a narrow stalklike base, as the petals of a carnation..
Peduncle :: Peduncle (n.) The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit of a plant, or a cluster of flowers or fruits..
Angelica :: Angelica (n.) The candied leaf stalks of angelica.
Somatic :: Somatic (a.) Of or pertaining to the wall of the body; somatopleuric; parietal; as, the somatic stalk of the yolk sac of an embryo..
Deerstalking :: Deerstalking (n.) The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares..
Edriophthalma :: Edriophthalma (n. pl.) A group of Crustacea in which the eyes are without stalks; the Arthrostraca.
Stalker :: Stalked (a.) Having a stalk or stem; borne upon a stem.
Stripling :: Strip-leaf (n.) Tobacco which has been stripped of its stalks before packing.
Rack :: Rack (a.) A frame fitted to a wagon for carrying hay, straw, or grain on the stalk, or other bulky loads..
Stackage :: Stack (n.) To lay in a conical or other pile; to make into a large pile; as, to stack hay, cornstalks, or grain; to stack or place wood..
Grain :: Grain (n.) A branch of a tree; a stalk or stem of a plant.
Bract :: Bract (n.) A leaf, usually smaller than the true leaves of a plant, from the axil of which a flower stalk arises..
Funicle :: Funicle (n.) The little stalk that attaches a seed to the placenta.
Belted :: Belted (a.) Marked with a band or circle; as, a belted stalk..
Stalky :: Stalkless (a.) Having no stalk.
Acacia :: Acacia (n.) A genus of leguminous trees and shrubs. Nearly 300 species are Australian or Polynesian, and have terete or vertically compressed leaf stalks, instead of the bipinnate leaves of the much fewer species of America, Africa, etc. Very few are found in temperate climates..
Gomuti :: Gomuti (n.) A black, fibrous substance resembling horsehair, obtained from the leafstalks of two kinds of palms, Metroxylon Sagu, and Arenga saccharifera, of the Indian islands. It is used for making cordage. Called also ejoo..
Umbilicated :: Umbilicated (a.) Supported by a stalk at the central point.
Haulm :: Haulm (n.) The denuded stems or stalks of such crops as buckwheat and the cereal grains, beans, etc.; straw..
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