stalk·less

[stawk-lis]
adjective
1.
having no stalk.
2.
Botany, sessile.

Origin:
1690–1700; stalk1 + -less

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stalk1 (stɔːk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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Stalkless is always a great word to know.
So is archegonia. Does it mean:
plants with true roots, stems and leaves dispersed by spores because they don't produce seeds
female reproductive organ which produces eggs in bryophytes, ferns and most gymnosperms
Example sentences
The stalkless flowers are borne in the axils of the smaller upper leaves, or
  bracts.
Leaves are stalkless, alternate, narrow and linear to lance-shaped.
Leaves are lance-shaped, stalkless, and heart-shaped or rounded at the base.
Stem leaves are alternately arranged, similar to rosette leaves in shape but
  smaller with less of a stalk, or stalkless.
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