stalky
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6.3
- adjective
- /ˈstɔːki/
- As I walked through the field, I noticed the stalky herbs swaying gently in the wind.
Examples
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She was grateful and, being theatrical, had brought him a bouquet of stalky orange and blue flowers.
Fiction book (2001) -
Stalky rows of corn and wheat, visible in the winter through a few inches of snow, follow the contours of the land.
Academic text (2001) -
The zinnias were rainbow-colored, slim, stalky, nodding in the breeze.
Fiction book (1997) -
The garden was filled with stalky sunflowers reaching for the sky.
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The farmer admired the stalky corn plants that promised a bountiful harvest.
Synonyms
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3.1
Having a long thin part that holds the top, like a wine glass or flower
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7.2
Plants grow long thin stems and few leaves when they get little light or are crowded
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5.2
A part that grows on a thin stem, like a flower or barnacle
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5.3
A plant that has a long stem
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7.7
A thin strong plant stem that bends like wire
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4.8
Thin and long like the stem of a plant
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9.9
Flowers or fruits that grow on a small stalk
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5.9
Long, thin and pointed like a sharp stick
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5.1
A plant with long stems that hold leaves or flowers
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8.4
Long and thin like a small branch
Attached to a thin stalk
Antonyms
How Stalklike
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stalky comes from the word stalk ('the long stem of a plant') plus -y meaning 'like' or 'full of'. So stalky describes something that looks or feels like a plant stem, for example plants or vegetables with long, thin stems or a stem-like, crunchy texture.