Synonyms for stalk
Definitions
- n. 1
The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle of a plant.
- n. 2
The stem or main axis of a plant.
a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp
Related words
- Word family
- stalkless stalklike stalker stalky
- Phrases
- sugar cane stalk
Forms
- Plural
- stalks → straws, husks, culms, stubbles…
Example sentences
- stubble The hint of stubble on his face evens out his ruddy looks.
- husk He's just a husk of his former self.
- chaff It is difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff.
- stem All the sciences are branches from the same stem.
By length
- 4 letters
- stem1, axis2, cane1, husk1, culm
- 5 letters
- stock1, straw1, trunk1, spire1, chaff1, stipe1, shuck1
- 7 letters
- stubble2, petiole, pedicel
- 8 letters
- peduncle
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (axis2 = 2 syllables).