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Noun stalk has 5 senses
- 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
--1 is a kind of plant material
--1 has particulars: bran
- stalk, stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
--2 is a kind of plant organ
--2 has parts: internode; receptacle
--2 has particulars: | | gynophore; carpophore; filament; funicle, funiculus; petiolule; cane; sporangiophore; cutting, slip; tuber; rhizome, rootstock, rootstalk; axis; caudex; beanstalk; cladode, cladophyll, phylloclad, phylloclade; stock, caudex; stipe; scape, flower stalk; petiole, leafstalk; bulb; corm; branch; culm; haulm, halm; trunk, tree trunk, bole |
- stalk, stalking, still hunt - a hunt for game carried on by stalking or waiting in ambush
--3 is a kind of hunt, hunting
--3 has particulars: deerstalking
- stalk, stalking - the act of following prey stealthily
--4 is a kind of pursuit, chase, following
- stalk, angry walk - a stiff or threatening gait
--5 is a kind of gait
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