stalkless

[ stawk-lis ]

adjective

1. having no stalk.
2. Botany. sessile.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stalkless¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; stalk ¹ + -less

Example Sentences

If a flower is stalkless, i. e. sits directly in the axil or other support, it is said to be sessile.

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For little Cissy was bringing all her stalkless flowers to Jane; smiling at her as if she alone possessed the secret of this play.

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Spike: a lengthened flower cluster with stalkless flowers.

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It was kept so closely cropped by the Ryans' goat that its dandelions grew dwarfed and stalkless, and were set flat in the fine sward like mock suns.

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The flower stems are twice branched, full-flowered, and furnished with the "cut floral leaf," which is nearly stalkless and palmate.

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