stalk
noun
the stem or main axis of a plant.
stalks
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present tense formof stalk (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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It had large eyes extending from stalks at the front of its body, along with a segmented skeleton and jointed limbs attached beneath its narrow frame.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Or skip the coffee and steep cinnamon stalks in hot water with lime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
It looks like charcoal, but the black briquettes are actually made from plant waste: millet and sesame stalks, palm fronds and cobs.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
"I was so excited to bring her back, that was her little patch of flowers, so to see them cut off at the stalks is such an own goal by the council."
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
Then over these they put two more bundles, spreading out the stalks to make a little roof and shelter the five bundles from dew and rain.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
