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stalk⋅y

  [staw-kee]
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–adjective, stalk⋅i⋅er, stalk⋅i⋅est.
1. abounding in stalks.
2. stalklike; long and slender.
Origin:
1545–55; stalk 1 + -y 1

Related forms:
stalk⋅i⋅ly, adverb
stalk⋅i⋅ness, noun
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stalk 1   (stôk)   
n.  

    1. A stem or main axis of a herbaceous plant.

    2. A stem or similar structure that supports a plant part such as a flower, flower cluster, or leaf.

  2. A slender or elongated support or structure, as one that holds up an organ or another body part.


[Middle English, probably diminutive of stale, upright of a ladder, post, handle, from Old English stalu; see stel- in Indo-European roots.]
stalk'y adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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