Leaf-stalk

  • 11stalk-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 …

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  • 12stalk — stalk1 [stôk] vi. [ME stalken < OE stealcian (in comp.) < stealc, high, steep < IE * stelg < base * stel , to place, set up > STILL1, Gr stellein] 1. a) to walk in a stiff, haughty, or grim manner b) to advance or spread grimly… …

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  • 13leaf — [n1] green foliage of plant blade, bract, flag, foliole, frond, leaflet, needle, pad, petal, petiole, scale, stalk, stipule; concept 428 leaf [n2] page of document folio, paper, sheet; concept 270 leaf [v] flip through browse, dip into, glance …

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  • 14leaf — leafless, adj. leaflike, adj. /leef/, n., pl. leaves /leevz/, v. n. 1. one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant. 2. any similar or corresponding lateral outgrowth of a stem. 3. a petal: a rose leaf. 4. leaves… …

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  • 15stalk — [[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 …

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  • 16stalk´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,… …

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  • 17Leaf — /leef/, n. Munro /mun roh /, 1905 76, U.S. author and illustrator of books for children. * * * I Any flattened, green outgrowth from the stem of a vascular plant. Leaves manufacture oxygen and glucose, which nourishes and sustains both plants and …

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  • 18stalk — 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… …

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  • 19stalk — stalk1 stalklike, adj. /stawk/, n. 1. the stem or main axis of a plant. 2. any slender supporting or connecting part of a plant, as the petiole of a leaf, the peduncle of a flower, or the funicle of an ovule. 3. a similar structural part of an… …

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  • 20stalk — stalk1 [sto:k US sto:k] n ↑leaf, ↑petal, ↑stem, ↑stalk [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from stale step of a ladder, long handle (11 19 centuries), from Old English stalu] 1.) a long narrow part of a plant that supports leaves, fruits, or… …

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