Definition of stalk

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Stalk (n.) The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle, of a plant..

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Stalk :: Stalk (n.) An ornament in the Corinthian capital resembling the stalk of a plant, from which the volutes and helices spring..
Suctoria :: Suctoria (n. pl.) An order of Infusoria having the body armed with somewhat stiff, tubular processes which they use as suckers in obtaining their food. They are usually stalked..
Jointworm :: "Jointworm (n.) The larva of a small, hymenopterous fly (Eurytoma hordei), which is found in gall-like swellings on the stalks of wheat, usually at or just above the first joint. In some parts of America it does great damage to the crop..
Celery :: Celery (n.) A plant of the Parsley family (Apium graveolens), of which the blanched leafstalks are used as a salad..
Acrocarpous :: Acrocarpous (a.) Having a terminal fructification; having the fruit at the end of the stalk.
Stalk :: Stalk (n.) The stem or main axis of a plant; as, a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp..
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..
Stelene :: Stele (n.) A stale, or handle; a stalk..
Floscularian :: Floscularian (n.) One of a group of stalked rotifers, having ciliated tentacles around the lobed disk..
Maidenhair :: Maidenhair (n.) A fern of the genus Adiantum (A. pedatum), having very slender graceful stalks. It is common in the United States, and is sometimes used in medicine. The name is also applied to other species of the same genus, as to the Venus-hair..
Stalk :: Stalk (n.) The peduncle of the eyes of decapod crustaceans.
Secund :: Secund (a.) Arranged on one side only, as flowers or leaves on a stalk..
Cauliflower :: Cauliflower (n.) An annual variety of Brassica oleracea, or cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable..
Stalker :: Stalker (n.) One who stalks.
Fodder :: Fodder (n.) That which is fed out to cattle horses, and sheep, as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc..
Grain :: Grain (n.) A branch of a tree; a stalk or stem of a plant.
Cornstalk :: Cornstalk (n.) A stalk of Indian corn.
Belted :: Belted (a.) Marked with a band or circle; as, a belted stalk..
Corncutter :: Corncutter (n.) A machine for cutting up stalks of corn for food of cattle.
Stalk :: Stalk (n.) One of the two upright pieces of a ladder.
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