Word Explorer
Stalk
/stɔːk/
The stem or main axis of a plant, which supports the seed-carrying parts.
📖 Definitions of "Stalk"
noun
- 1
The stem or main axis of a plant, which supports the seed-carrying parts.
"a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp"
- 2
The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle of a plant.
- 3
Something resembling the stalk of a plant, such as the stem of a quill.
- 4
An ornament in the Corinthian capital resembling the stalk of a plant, from which the volutes and helices spring.
Translate “Stalk” into Another Language
Pick a language — the word will be pre-filled in the translator.