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stalks

  • present tense form
    of stalk (3rd person singular).
    stalk
    noun
    the stem or main axis of a plant.

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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

Aliyu Abdullahi Isa, a 25-year-old Fulani herder, knows the names of all the 20 white cattle grazing on the remains of dry stalks of maize.

From BBC Mar. 21, 2026

Some bushes and agave stalks were growing at the bottom of its smooth, round depth.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young