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81stalk borer — noun : an insect larva that bores in the stems of plants; especially : the larva of a noctuid moth (Papaipema nebris) that infests the raspberry, strawberry, tomato, aster, and other plants …
82stalk cell — noun : one of the two cells produced by division of the generative cell in the pollen grain of some gymnosperms that bears or supports the body cell …
83stalk-cutter — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : an implement with rotating knives for chopping up cornstalks or cotton stalks in the field in preparation for plowing …
84stalk disease — noun : a stem rot and wilt of the potato caused by a fungus (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) …
85stalk-eyed fly — noun : a two winged fly of Diopsis or related genera that has the eyes on the ends of stalks …
86stalk field — noun : a field of cornstalks from which the ears have been harvested …
87stalk shaver — noun : an implement on runners with knives cutting cornstalks or stubble at the ground surface for burning (as in the control of the European corn borer) …
88Optic stalk — Transverse section of head of chick embryo of fifty two hours’ incubation …
89Corn Stalk Defense — moves = 1. e4 a5 ECO = B00 birth = nameorigin = parentopening = King s Pawn Game AKA = Ware Defense, Corn Stalks chessgid = 1395951 move=2 moves=e4.a5The Corn Stalk Defense, also known as the Ware Defense or simply Corn Stalks, is a chess opening …
90Flower stalk — Flower Flow er (flou [ e]r), n. [OE. flour, OF. flour, flur, flor, F. fleur, fr. L. flos, floris. Cf. {Blossom}, {Effloresce}, {Floret}, {Florid}, {Florin}, {Flour}, {Flourish}.] 1. In the popular sense, the bloom or blossom of a plant; the showy …
