Definition of stalks:
(n) :
The stem or main axis of a plant.
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The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle of a plant.
(n) :
Something resembling the stalk of a plant, such as the stem of a quill.
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(architecture) An ornament in the Corinthian capital resembling the stalk of a plant, from which the volutes and helices spring.
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One of the two upright pieces of a ladder.
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(zoology) A stem or peduncle, as in certain barnacles and crinoids.