like a stalk; slender and tall having or abounding in stalks
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stalk•y
(stô′kē),USA pronunciation adj., stalk•i•er, stalk•i•est.
stalk′i•ly, adv.
stalk′i•ness, n.
- Botanyabounding in stalks.
- Botanystalklike;
long and slender.
- stalk1 + -y1 1545–55
stalk′i•ness, n.
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