flower stalk

/ˌflaʊər stɔk/
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Other forms: flower stalks

Definitions of flower stalk
  1. noun
    erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
    synonyms: scape
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    types:
    peduncle
    stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
    pedicel, pedicle
    a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle
    type of:
    stalk, stem
    a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
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