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• stalk — Ⅰ. stalk [1] ► NOUN 1) the main stem of a herbaceous plant. 2) the attachment or support of a leaf, flower, or fruit. 3) a slender support or stem. DERIVATIVES stalk like adjective stalky adjective …   English terms dictionary

• stalk-like — Ⅰ. stalk [1] ► NOUN 1) the main stem of a herbaceous plant. 2) the attachment or support of a leaf, flower, or fruit. 3) a slender support or stem. DERIVATIVES stalk like adjective stalky adjective …   English terms dictionary

• stalk — [[t]stɔ͟ːk[/t]] stalks, stalking, stalked 1) N COUNT: usu with supp The stalk of a flower, leaf, or fruit is the thin part that joins it to the plant or tree. A single pale blue flower grows up from each joint on a long stalk. ...corn stalks. Syn …   English dictionary

• stalk´like´ — stalk1 «stk», noun. 1. the stem or main axis of a plant, which rises directly from the root, and which usually supports the leaves, flowers, and fruit: »It is a long green reed, like the stalk of the maize (Fanny Kemble). 2. any slender,… …   Useful english dictionary

• stalk — I UK [stɔːk] / US [stɔk] noun [countable] Word forms stalk : singular stalk plural stalks a) a long thin part of a plant with a flower, fruit, or leaf at the end celery/mushroom/cherry stalks b) a long thin part of an object or animal that… …   English dictionary

• Fruit tree pruning — Pruning fruit trees is a technique that is employed by gardeners to control growth, remove dead or diseased wood or stimulate the formation of flowers and fruit buds. The most economical pruning is done early in the season, when buds begin to… …   Wikipedia

• stalk — stalk1 [ stɔk ] noun count a long thin part of a plant with a flower, fruit, or leaf at the end: celery/mushroom/cherry stalks a. a long thin part of an object or animal that supports something on the end of it stalk stalk 2 [ stɔk ] verb 1. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• stalk — stalk1 noun 1》 the main stem of a herbaceous plant.     ↘the attachment or support of a leaf, flower, or fruit. 2》 a similar support for a sessile animal, or for an organ in an animal. 3》 a slender support or stem. 4》 (in a vehicle) a lever on… …   English new terms dictionary

• stalk — [stɔːk] noun [C] I a long thin part of a plant with a flower, fruit, or leaf at the end II verb stalk [stɔːk] 1) [I] to walk in a way that shows that you feel angry or offended He shook his head in disgust and stalked off, muttering.[/ex] 2) [T]… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• stalk — 1. n. 1 the main stem of a herbaceous plant. 2 the slender attachment or support of a leaf, flower, fruit, etc. 3 a similar support for an organ etc. in an animal. 4 a slender support or linking shaft in a machine, object, etc., e.g. the stem of… …   Useful english dictionary

• seed and fruit — ▪ plant reproductive part Introduction       respectively, the characteristic reproductive (reproductive system, plant) body of both angiosperms (flowering plants) and gymnosperms (conifers, cycads, and ginkgos) and the ovary that encloses it.… …   Universalium