stalky
Example Sentences
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Tribal youths worked with elders to harvest tule — a stalky plant native to California’s wetlands — and use it to build traditional boats.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
"There's no goodness in it, it's just completely stalky with no nutritional value at all."
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025
Alternatively, vinegar, salt and sugar can net you some nice and stalky refrigerator pickles.
From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2020
In the distance, behind the patch of soy stubble, Dobson pointed to another field filled with stalky brown plants.
From Salon • May 10, 2019
Over the edge of the deck, past the sandy dunes with feathery, stalky plants, Cat could see for miles.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
