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stalkless

[stawk-lis]

adjective

having no stalk.

Botany. sessile.

Origin:
1690–1700; stalk¹ + -less

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stalk¹ (stɔːk)

—n
1.	the main stem of a herbaceous plant
2.	any of various subsidiary plant stems, such as a leafstalk (petiole) or flower stalk (peduncle)
3.	a slender supporting structure in animals such as crinoids and certain protozoans, coelenterates, and barnacles
4.	any long slender supporting shaft or column

[C14: probably a diminutive formed from Old English stalu upright piece of wood; related to Old Frisian staal handle]

stalked¹

—*adj*

'stalkless¹

—*adj*

'stalklike¹

—*adj*

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