"stalk" | Definition and Related Words

stalk

Noun

Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds (synset 114830069)
is a type of: plant material, plant substance - material derived from plants

subtypes: bran - broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting

same as: chaff, husk, shuck, straw, stubble
A slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ (synset 113149924)
is a type of: plant organ - a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
subtypes:
- gynophore - the stalk of a pistil that raises it above the receptacle
- carpophore - a slender stalk that furnishes an axis for a carpel
- corn stalk, cornstalk - the stalk of a corn plant
- filament - the stalk of a stamen
- funicle, funiculus - the stalk of a plant ovule or seed
- petiolule - the stalk of a leaflet
- cane - a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
- sporangiophore - stalk bearing one or more sporangia
- cutting, slip - a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
- tuber - a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage
- rhizome, rootstalk, rootstock - a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
- axis - the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged
- caudex - woody stem of palms and tree ferns
- beanstalk - stem of a bean plant
- cladode, cladophyll, phylloclad, phylloclade - a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf
- caudex, stock - persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
- stipe - supporting stalk or stem-like structure especially of a pistil or fern frond or supporting a mushroom cap
- flower stalk, scape - erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
- leafstalk, petiole - the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf
- bulb - a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
- corm - solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive structure
- branch - a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
- culm - stem of plants of the Gramineae
- halm, haulm - stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding
- bole, tree trunk, trunk - the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
has:
- internode - a segment of a stem between two nodes
- receptacle - enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts
- leaf node, node - (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge
same as: stem
A hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush (synset 100712776)
is a type of: hunt, hunting - the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts

subtypes: deerstalking - stalking deer

same as: stalking, still hunt
The act of following prey stealthily (synset 100321451)
is a type of: chase, following, pursual, pursuit - the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

same as: stalking
A stiff or threatening gait (synset 100290859)
is a type of: gait - a person's manner of walking

same as: angry walk

Verb

Walk stiffly (synset 201928101)
is a type of: walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
Follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to (synset 202008023)
"her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her"

is a type of: follow, pursue - follow in or as if in pursuit

same as: haunt
Go through (an area) in search of prey (synset 202005284)
"stalk the woods for deer"

is a type of: follow, pursue - follow in or as if in pursuit

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