| stalk | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble | material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds. |
| ~ bran | broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting. |
| ~ plant material, plant substance | material derived from plants. |
| n. (plant) | 2. stalk, stem | a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ plant organ | a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ internode | a segment of a stem between two nodes. |
| ~ beanstalk | stem of a bean plant. |
| ~ cladode, cladophyll, phylloclad, phylloclade | a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf. |
| ~ receptacle | enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ leaf node, node | (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ tree trunk, trunk, bole | the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber. |
| n. (act) | 3. stalk, stalking, still hunt | a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush. |
| ~ hunting, hunt | the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts. |
| ~ deerstalking | stalking deer. |
| n. (act) | 4. stalk, stalking | the act of following prey stealthily. |
| ~ chase, pursual, pursuit, following | the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture.; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" |
| n. (act) | 5. angry walk, stalk | a stiff or threatening gait. |
| ~ gait | a person's manner of walking. |
| v. (motion) | 6. stalk | walk stiffly. |
| ~ walk | use one's feet to advance; advance by steps.; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
| v. (motion) | 7. haunt, stalk | follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to.; "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her" |
| ~ pursue, follow | follow in or as if in pursuit.; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" |
| v. (motion) | 8. stalk | go through (an area) in search of prey.; "stalk the woods for deer" |
| ~ pursue, follow | follow in or as if in pursuit.; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" |
| straw | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. straw | plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder. |
| ~ cushioning, padding | artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort. |
| ~ plant fiber, plant fibre | fiber derived from plants. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. pale yellow, straw, wheat | a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white. |
| ~ yellow, yellowness | yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. drinking straw, straw | a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth. |
| ~ tube, tubing | conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases. |
| v. (contact) | 4. straw | cover or provide with or as if with straw.; "cows were strawed to weather the snowstorm" |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| v. (contact) | 5. straw, strew | spread by scattering (.; "straw"; "strew toys all over the carpet" |
| ~ bestrew | cover by strewing. |
| ~ litter | make a place messy by strewing garbage around. |
| ~ spread, distribute | distribute or disperse widely.; "The invaders spread their language all over the country" |
| adj. | 6. straw | of a pale yellow color like straw; straw-colored. |
| ~ chromatic | being or having or characterized by hue. |
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