stalk
noun/stɔːk/
/stɔːk/
- a thin stem that supports a leaf, flower or fruit and joins it to another part of the plant or tree; the main stem of a plant
- flowers on long stalks
- celery stalks
- He ate the apple, stalk and all.
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- a long, thin structure that supports something, especially an organ in some animals, and joins it on to another part
- Crabs have eyes on stalks.
Word Originnoun Middle English: probably a diminutive of dialect stale ‘rung of a ladder, long handle’.
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