English Dictionary

The stem or main axis of a plant; as, a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp.
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The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle, of a plant.
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That which resembes the stalk of a plant, as the stem of a quill.
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An ornament in the Corinthian capital resembling the stalk of a plant, from which the volutes and helices spring.
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One of the two upright pieces of a ladder.
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A stem or peduncle, as of certain barnacles and crinoids.
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The narrow basal portion of the abdomen of a hymenopterous insect.
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The peduncle of the eyes of decapod crustaceans.
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An iron bar with projections inserted in a core to strengthen it; a core arbor.
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To walk slowly and cautiously; to walk in a stealthy, noiseless manner; -- sometimes used with a reflexive pronoun.
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