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stalkless

[ stawk-lis ]

/ ˈstɔk lɪs /

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adjective

having no stalk.

Botany. sessile.

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Origin of stalkless

First recorded in 1690–1700; stalk¹ + -less

Words nearby stalkless

stalked puffball, stalker, stalk-eyed, stalking, stalking horse, stalkless, stalky, stall, stallage, stalled, stall-fed

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How to use stalkless in a sentence

For little Cissy was bringing all her stalkless flowers to Jane; smiling at her as if she alone possessed the secret of this play.
The Creators|May Sinclair
Leaves rather small, elliptic, almost stalkless, and perforated with transparent dots.
Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs|A. D. Webster
A distinctive feature in this family is the bearing of the sporangia; these are almost or entirely stalkless.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
Wherever the stem forks, you find a large stalkless leaf clasping it.
Flowers Shown to the Children|C. E. Smith

In the pedunculate oak these features are reversed, the flowers and acorns being stalked and the leaves stalkless.
Trees. A Woodland Notebook|Herbert Maxwell