upright stalk

upright stalk
直立茎

English-Chinese Dictionary of Agriculture (英汉农业大词典). 2013.

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  • Stalk — (st[add]k), n. [OE. stalke, fr. AS. st[ae]l, stel, a stalk. See {Stale} a handle, {Stall}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) The stem or main axis of a plant; as, a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp. (b) The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle, of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stalk borer — Stalk Stalk (st[add]k), n. [OE. stalke, fr. AS. st[ae]l, stel, a stalk. See {Stale} a handle, {Stall}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) The stem or main axis of a plant; as, a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp. (b) The petiole, pedicel, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stalk — [n] stem of plant axis, bent, helm, pedicel, pedicle, reed, shaft, spike, spire, support, trunk, twig, upright; concept 428 stalk [v] follow, creep up on ambush, approach, chase, drive, flush out, haunt, hunt, pace, pursue, shadow, striddle,… …   New thesaurus

  • stalk´like´ — stalk1 «stk», noun. 1. the stem or main axis of a plant, which rises directly from the root, and which usually supports the leaves, flowers, and fruit: »It is a long green reed, like the stalk of the maize (Fanny Kemble). 2. any slender,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • stalk — stalk1 [sto:k US sto:k] n ↑leaf, ↑petal, ↑stem, ↑stalk [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from stale step of a ladder, long handle (11 19 centuries), from Old English stalu] 1.) a long narrow part of a plant that supports leaves, fruits, or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • upright — Synonyms and related words: Christian, Klavier, Samson post, Steinway, angelic, arrowlike, at attention, azimuth circle, baby grand, baluster, balustrade, banister, base, blameless, bolt upright, caryatid, cast up, cembalo, clarichord,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • stalk — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stalke; akin to Old English stela stalk, support Date: 14th century 1. a slender upright object or supporting or connecting part; especially peduncle 2. a. the main stem of an herbaceous plant often with its… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • stalk — 1 noun (C) 1 a long narrow part of a plant that supports leaves, fruits, or flowers; stem: celery stalks 2 a thin upright object: a microphone on a short stalk 3 eyes out on stalks BrE informal if your eyes are out on stalks you are surprised or… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • stalk — Synonyms and related words: Maypole, amble, anthrophore, axis, baluster, balustrade, banister, bar, barge, base, beat, bole, bowl along, bundle, campaign, cane, carpophore, caryatid, caudex, caulicle, caulis, chase, circuit, clump, colonnade,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • stalk — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stem, pedicle, petiole. See support. v. t. follow, pursue. See pursuit. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. stem, support, axis, pedicle, petiole, peduncle, stipe, stipes, seta, upright, quill, stack, caulis,… …   English dictionary for students

  • Pilophorus acicularis — Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Division …   Wikipedia

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