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• Stalk-eyed fly — Stalk eyed flies A diopsid from Cameroon Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

• Stalk (sheaf) — The stalk of a sheaf is a mathematical construction capturing the behaviour of a sheaf around a given point.Motivation and definitionSheaves are defined on open sets, but the underlying topological space X consists of points. It is reasonable to… …   Wikipedia

• Stalk — (st[add]k), n. [OE. stalke, fr. AS. st[ae]l, stel, a stalk. See {Stale} a handle, {Stall}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) The stem or main axis of a plant; as, a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp. (b) The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle, of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stalk borer — Stalk Stalk (st[add]k), n. [OE. stalke, fr. AS. st[ae]l, stel, a stalk. See {Stale} a handle, {Stall}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) The stem or main axis of a plant; as, a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp. (b) The petiole, pedicel, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stalk — Stalk, n. 1. A high, proud, stately step or walk. [1913 Webster] Thus twice before, . . . With martial stalk hath he gone by our watch. Shak. [1913 Webster] The which with monstrous stalk behind him stepped. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. The act or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stalk — can mean: * loosely, a plant stem, or any structure resembling a plant stem ** more precisely, in botany, the filament of a stamen, pedicel, peduncle, petiole, scape, caudicle or stipe (botany) ** in mycology, a stipe (mycology) is the stem or… …   Wikipedia

• The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter — (Japanese: 竹取物語; Taketori Monogatari ) is a 10th century Japanese folktale, also known as The Tale of Princess Kaguya (かぐや姫の物語, Kaguya hime no Monogatari ). It is considered the oldest extant Japanese narrative, [… …   Wikipedia

• Stalk-eyed mud crab — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: C …   Wikipedia

• Stalk Borer — The Stalk Borer is a larval pest of corn. It is the caterpillar of Papaipema nebris , a Noctuid moth.External links* [http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/project/pestmngt3/AG271/corn sorghum/stalk borer.html|North Carolina State University species …   Wikipedia

• stalk — 01. The lion was carefully [stalking] a zebra which had stopped to drink at the water hole. 02. The murderer had apparently been [stalking] his victim for days, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. 03. The farmer s field was full of empty… …   Grammatical examples in English

• 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