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stalk

stalk

35 1.8
The long thin main stem that supports a plant's flower or leaf
  • noun
  • /stɔk/
translation icon : tallo
  • The tall green stalk of the corn plant reached high above the ground.
  • a flower stalk
  • a stalk of corn
  • leaves and stalks

He's a he's a high stalk of grass to chop off.

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Examples

  • Still, it contained the dead, dry stalks of plants from another year.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • You could see by the dry brown stalks, standing packed closely together, that they had stopped watering.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • So you would just take the stalk like that and then put it and then like pull it through.

  • So the stalk on them is much smaller and they bridge out towards the top to hold the bridge part up.

  • And when you look at the stalk, what do you see?

  • You cut just down the entire stalk!

  • Leave the cotton on the stalk

  • Found some green stalks down by the stream.

  • Some of the Sea Island cotton stalks were 14 feet in height.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Grass seed comes very readily on stalks like this.

Synonyms

stem
vsstalk
126 1.6

A long thin part that supports a plant or a pipe

is the general slender main support for plant parts rather than any object
style
vsstalk
  • Specialized
60 8.0

A thin stalk in a flower that carries pollen down to the part that makes seeds

is a general support rather than a reproductive connection inside a flower
spike
vsstalk
  • Specialized
5 6.8

A long plant stem that has flowers attached directly

is a general support rather than a specific flower arrangement type
cornstalk
vsstalk
  • US
3 2.7

The main stem of a corn plant that holds the leaves and ears

is a general term for main slender supports across many plants
filament
vsstalk
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A thin stalk in a flower that holds the part that has pollen

is the main support for many plant parts rather than a single floral part
stipe
vsstalk
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A stalk that supports parts of plants such as a mushroom cap, a fern leaf, or part of a flower

is the plant's slender main support rather than a fungus or fern support
axis
vsstalk
  • Specialized
1 6.9

The main stem of a plant that has leaves or branches along it

is a slender supporting structure rather than the whole central plant
flower stalk
vsstalk
1 3.3

An upright stem that grows from the ground and holds a flower above the leaves

is a general supporting structure not limited to upright flower-bearing parts
scape
vsstalk
  • Specialized
1 9.1

A long stalk without leaves that grows from the ground and holds a flower

is any slender main support, not only leafless ground-rising flower supports
petiole
vsstalk
  • Specialized
1 9.7

A thin stalk that connects a leaf to the plant stem

is the main support for many parts, not only leaf attachments
tiller
vsstalk
  • Specialized
1 9.3

A shoot that grows from the base of a grass plant and can become a new plant

is the main slender support rather than a side shot from the base
risp
vsstalk
  • Archaic
9.9

A thin dry twig from a plant

is the standard modern word rather than an archaic regional form
peduncle
vsstalk
  • Specialized
9.9

A stalk that holds a flower or group of flowers above the plant

serves as the main support for plant parts rather than only supporting flowers
pedicel
vsstalk
  • Specialized
9.9

A small stalk that holds a single flower on a plant

is the larger main support rather than a tiny intra-cluster connector
pedicle
vsstalk
  • Specialized
9.9

A small stalk that holds a single flower in a cluster

is the broader supporting structure rather than the final tiny branch
leafstalk
vsstalk
  • Specialized
7.7

A thin stalk that connects the flat part of a leaf to the plant stem

is the broader main structure rather than the part that only links leaves
petiolule
vsstalk
  • Specialized
9.9

A small stalk that joins a leaflet to a compound leaf

is the larger supporting element rather than the tiny leaflet connector
pipestem
vsstalk
7.2

A long thin plant stem used as a simple tube or whistle

is the natural support structure rather than one noted for human use
stolon
vsstalk
  • Specialized
9.2

A side stem that grows from the base of a plant and makes new plants

is a vertical or upright support rather than a spreading propagating runner
sporangiophore
vsstalk
  • Specialized
9.9

A stalk that holds spore cases in fungi and some plants

is the general slender support rather than a specialist reproductive branch

Compounds

2 1.6

A tall stem that holds the leaves and ears of a corn plant

1 3.3

An upright stem that grows from the ground and holds a flower above the leaves

hypophyseal stalk
  • Specialized
9.9

A thin tube connecting the pituitary gland under the brain to the hypothalamus above it

How Thick

trunk
79 1.9
stalk
35 1.8
stem
126 1.6
filament
4 5.7

Surface Forms

stalk singular
stalks plural

Etymology

Stalk comes from an old word meaning 'stem' or 'support', so think of it as the plant's long stem or stick that holds leaves and flowers. That's why stalk today means the long, thin part of a plant.