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Stalk



 
  Stalk may refer to:

In biology

  • Stalk, a plant stem
    Plant stem

    A stem is one of two main structural axes of a vascular plant. The stem is normally divided into nodes and internodes, the nodes hold buds which grow into one or more leaf, inflorescence , conifer cones or other stems etc....
     or structure resembling a plant stem, which can include a stamen, pedicel, peduncle, petiole or various other structures
    • The stalk of a mushroom, properly referred to as the stipe (mycology)
      Stipe (mycology)

      In mycology a stipe refers to the stem or stalk-like feature supporting the pileus of a mushroom. Like all tissues of the mushroom other than the hymenium, the stipe is composed of sterile hyphae tissue....


In mathematics

  • Stalk (sheaf)
    Stalk (sheaf)

    The stalk of a sheaf is a mathematics construction capturing the behaviour of a sheaf around a given point....
    , the behavior of a mathematical function around a point


See also

  • Stalker
    Stalker

    A stalker is someone who engages in stalking. Stalker may also refer to:...
  • Stalking
    Stalking

    Stalking is a controversial pejorative term applied to the behaviour of individuals towards others which has no universally accepted definition....
    , the criminal act of following a person