stalk
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Definitions
Noun
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
Noun
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
Noun
a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
Noun
the act of following prey stealthily
Noun
a stiff or threatening gait
Verb
walk stiffly
Verb
follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to; "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her"
Verb
go through (an area) in search of prey; "stalk the woods for deer"
More General Terms
chase
follow
following
gait
hunt
hunting
plant material
plant organ
plant substance
pursual
pursue
pursuit
walk
More Specific Terms
axis
beanstalk
bole
bran
branch
bulb
cane
carpophore
caudex
cladode
cladophyll
corm
corn stalk
cornstalk
culm
cutting
deerstalking
filament
flower stalk
funicle
funiculus
gynophore
halm
haulm
leafstalk
petiole
petiolule
phylloclad
phylloclade
rhizome
rootstalk
rootstock
scape
slip
sporangiophore
stipe
stock
tree trunk
trunk
tuber