stalkless

[ stawk-lis ]

adjective

1. having no stalk.
2. Botany. sessile.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stalkless¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; stalk ¹ + -less

Example Sentences

For little Cissy was bringing all her stalkless flowers to Jane; smiling at her as if she alone possessed the secret of this play.

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Leaves rather small, elliptic, almost stalkless, and perforated with transparent dots.

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A distinctive feature in this family is the bearing of the sporangia; these are almost or entirely stalkless.

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Wherever the stem forks, you find a large stalkless leaf clasping it.

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In the pedunculate oak these features are reversed, the flowers and acorns being stalked and the leaves stalkless.

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