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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Petiole :: Petiole (n.) A stalk or peduncle.
Apple :: Apple (n.) Any tree genus Pyrus which has the stalk sunken into the base of the fruit; an apple tree.
Stalk :: Stalk (n.) A stem or peduncle, as of certain barnacles and crinoids..
Bract :: Bract (n.) Any modified leaf, or scale, on a flower stalk or at the base of a flower..
Sentinel :: Sentinel (n.) A marine crab (Podophthalmus vigil) native of the Indian Ocean, remarkable for the great length of its eyestalks; -- called also sentinel crab..
Cornstalk :: Cornstalk (n.) A stalk of Indian corn.
Stillicide :: Still-hunt (n.) A hunting for game in a quiet and cautious manner, or under cover; stalking; hence, colloquially, the pursuit of any object quietly and cautiously..
Mushroom :: Mushroom (n.) An edible fungus (Agaricus campestris), having a white stalk which bears a convex or oven flattish expanded portion called the pileus. This is whitish and silky or somewhat scaly above, and bears on the under side radiating gills which are at first flesh-colored, but gradually become brown. The plant grows in rich pastures and is proverbial for rapidity of growth and shortness of duration. It has a pleasant smell, and is largely used as food. It is also cultivated from spawn..
Stalk :: Stalk (n.) The peduncle of the eyes of decapod crustaceans.
Stalk :: Stalk (n.) The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle, of a plant..
Petiolated :: Petiolated (a.) Having a stalk or petiole; as, a petioleate leaf; the petiolated abdomen of certain Hymenoptera..
Crown-imperial :: Crown-imperial (n.) A spring-blooming plant (Fritillaria imperialis) of the Lily family, having at the top of the stalk a cluster of pendent bell-shaped flowers surmounted with a tuft of green leaves..
Kecksy :: Kecksy (n.) The hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the cow parsnip or the hemlock..
Ferulaceous :: Ferulaceous (a.) Pertaining to reeds and canes; having a stalk like a reed; as, ferulaceous plants..
Stelene :: Stele (n.) A stale, or handle; a stalk..
Shank :: Shank (v. i.) To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; -- usually followed by off..
Sheaf :: Sheaf (n.) A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw..
Footstalk :: Footstalk (n.) The lower part of a millstone spindle. It rests in a step.
Papaw :: Papaw (n.) A tree (Carica Papaya) of tropical America, belonging to the order Passifloreae. It has a soft, spongy stem, eighteen or twenty feet high, crowned with a tuft of large, long-stalked, palmately lobed leaves. The milky juice of the plant is said to have the property of making meat tender. Also, its dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit, which is eaten both raw and cooked or pickled..
Straw :: Straw (n.) The gathered and thrashed stalks of certain species of grain, etc.; as, a bundle, or a load, of rye straw..
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