stalk
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Once the plant decides to bloom, it channels its entire reserve of accumulated sugar upward into the stalk in a matter of days.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
These organisms had U-shaped bodies and were anchored to the seafloor by a stalk.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
This work requires stealth and sleepless nights to stalk poachers in the dark.
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025
I couldn’t help but think that another fitting symbol for Italy would be a stalk of Pugliese wheat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025
All I can say is that at the time what I feared more than anything was that one or the other of them would stalk off first, and I’d be left with the remaining one.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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