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The stem or main axis of a plant, which supports the seed-carrying parts.
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a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp
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The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle of a plant.
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Something resembling the stalk of a plant, such as the stem of a quill.
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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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A stem or peduncle, as in certain barnacles and crinoids.
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The narrow basal portion of the abdomen of a hymenopterous insect.
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The peduncle of the eyes of decapod crustaceans.
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An iron bar with projections inserted in a core to strengthen it; a core arbor.