Etymology
Origin of stalkless
Example Sentences
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A stout, spreading shrub about a yard high, with large, oblong-lanceolate, smooth, and stalkless leaves.
From Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs by Webster, Angus Duncan
Feather-star holding on by its grasping threads and its larv� attached by stalks Feather-star, one of the stalkless echinoderms belonging to the Crinoidea.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
For little Cissy was bringing all her stalkless flowers to Jane; smiling at her as if she alone possessed the secret of this play.
From The Creators A Comedy by Sinclair, May
The flower stems are twice branched, full-flowered, and furnished with the "cut floral leaf," which is nearly stalkless and palmate.
From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by Wood, John
Flowers stalkless, with pointed, straw-coloured petals, forming a shallow cup about ¾ in. across the top.
From Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation by Watson, W.
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