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1. the stem or main axis of a plant, which rises directly from the root, and which usually supports the leaves, flowers, and fruit: »
It is a long green reed, like the stalk of the maize (Fanny Kemble).
2. any slender, supporting, or connecting part of a plant. A flower or a leaf blade may have a stalk.3. any similar slender connecting or supporting part of an animal. The eyes of a crayfish are on stalks.4. a slender, upright support: »a wineglass with a tall stalk.
5. Obsolete. a quill.╂[Middle English stalke; origin uncertain; perhaps diminutive form of Old English stela stalk]–stalk´like´, adjective.–v.t.to approach or pursue without being seen or heard: »The hunter stalked the lion. The detective stalked the suspect only to lose him in a crowd.
–v.i.1. to walk with slow, stiff, or haughty strides: »Offended, she stalked out of the room.
2. to hunt or come up to something or someone stealthily: »He stalked with camera instead of gun.
3. Figurative. to spread silently and steadily: »Disease stalked through the land.
4. Obsolete. to walk softly, cautiously, or stealthily.–n.1. a stiff or haughty gait.2. the act of stalking, especially a stealthy approach to game.╂[Old English -stealcian, as in bestealcian steal along]–stalk´er, noun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.