Definition of stalk

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Stalk (n.) The narrow basal portion of the abdomen of a hymenopterous insect.

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Cornbind :: Cornbind (n.) A weed that binds stalks of corn, as Convolvulus arvensis, Polygonum Convolvulus..
Grain :: Grain (n.) A branch of a tree; a stalk or stem of a plant.
Podosperm :: Podosperm (n.) The stalk of a seed or ovule.
Footstalk :: Footstalk (n.) The lower part of a millstone spindle. It rests in a step.
Ensilage :: Ensilage (v. t.) To preserve in a silo; as, to ensilage cornstalks..
Peronate :: Peronate (a.) A term applied to the stipes or stalks of certain fungi which are covered with a woolly substance which at length becomes powdery.
Stalker :: Stalker (n.) One who stalks.
Podophyllin :: Podophyllin (n.) A brown bitter gum extracted from the rootstalk of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum). It is a complex mixture of several substances.
Culm :: Culm (n.) The stalk or stem of grain and grasses (including the bamboo), jointed and usually hollow..
Apple :: Apple (n.) Any tree genus Pyrus which has the stalk sunken into the base of the fruit; an apple tree.
Ophthalmite :: Ophthalmite (n.) An eyestalk; the organ which bears the compound eyes of decapod Crustacea.
Stipe :: Stipe (n.) The stalk of a pistil.
Ebracteolate :: Ebracteolate (a.) Without bracteoles, or little bracts; -- said of a pedicel or flower stalk..
Belted :: Belted (a.) Marked with a band or circle; as, a belted stalk..
Slender :: Slender (superl.) Small or narrow in proportion to the length or the height; not thick; slim; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant..
Plant-cane :: Plant-cane (n.) A stalk or shoot of sugar cane of the first growth from the cutting. The growth of the second and following years is of inferior quality, and is called rattoon..
Stalk :: Stalk (n.) A stem or peduncle, as of certain barnacles and crinoids..
Stalked :: Stalk (n.) A high, proud, stately step or walk..
Pendulous :: Pendulous (a.) Inclined or hanging downwards, as a flower on a recurved stalk, or an ovule which hangs from the upper part of the ovary..
Bract :: Bract (n.) A leaf, usually smaller than the true leaves of a plant, from the axil of which a flower stalk arises..
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