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| − | '''stalk''' (''pl.'' stalks) – a general term for any elongated upright structure, usually including the main axis (''cf.'' [[stem]]) as well as lateral [[branch]]es; general a popular term for any elongated, upright structure bearing other thallus parts; frequently applied to [[podetia]] or [[pseudopodetia]], or to [[stipe]]s or any elongated basal portions of a thallus or ascocarp, as in ''Cladonia'' and ''Alectoria''. | + | '''stalk''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], ''pl.'' stalks) – a general term for any elongated upright structure, usually including the [[main axis]] (''cf.'' [[stem]]) as well as [[lateral]] [[branch]]es; general a popular term for any elongated, upright structure bearing other [[thallus]] parts; frequently applied to [[podetia]] or [[pseudopodetia]], or to [[stipe]]s or any elongated basal portions of a thallus or [[ascocarp]], as in ''Cladonia'' and ''Alectoria''. ''Related terms:'' [[branch]], [[podetium]], [[pseudopodetium]], [[stipe]], [[stem]], [[trunk]]. |
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stalk (noun, pl. stalks) – a general term for any elongated upright structure, usually including the main axis (cf. stem) as well as lateral branches; general a popular term for any elongated, upright structure bearing other thallus parts; frequently applied to podetia or pseudopodetia, or to stipes or any elongated basal portions of a thallus or ascocarp, as in Cladonia and Alectoria. Related terms: branch, podetium, pseudopodetium, stipe, stem, trunk.
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