long stalk

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long
adjective
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/lɒŋ/us
/lɑːŋ/
continuing for a large amount ...
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stalk
noun[C]
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/stɔːk/us
/stɑːk/
the main stem of a plant, or the narrow stem that joins leaves, flowers, or fruit to the main stem of ...
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(Definition oflongandstalkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The flowers are arranged in umbels (i.e. the flower-stalks or pedicels radiate from a single point); each umbel has alongstalkor peduncle.
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Sporangia are supported by a large apophysate columella atop alongstalk, the sporangiophore.
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On the gable above it is a large tabernacle surmounted by a ball finial with alongstalk.
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It is attached to alongstalkwhich is up to 60 cm long.
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The sporophyte body comprises alongstalk, called a seta, and a capsule capped by a cap called the operculum.
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Each flower is borne on alongstalk.
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Like others in its family, tuberoses have rosettes of leaves branching from a very short stem, and flowers at the end of alongstalk.
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Its oval fruits, 2.5 to 3.5 in (6.259 cm) long, are borne in bunches of 12 or more on alongstalk.
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The flowers are arranged in small umbels at the extremity of alongstalk.
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The inflorescence has alongstalkand is densely globose.
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Although the young leaves are narrow and undivided, leaves on the mature plant have their undivided leaflets along each side of alongstalk(petiole).
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Female flowers on the same plant, being in singles or rarely two together, forming on a 5 mmlongstalk.
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Other species in the genus do not occur on cones or lack the eccentric pileus on alongstalk.
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Flowers are on alongstalkand are between two to five, usually yellow, occasionally pinkish or white, and speckled with magenta.
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The flowers are very small, in greenish-white in clusters at the top of alongstalkand a rich source or nectar for bees.
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The fruit body, which can extend up to 15cm in tall, consists of a reddish latticed head (a receptaculum) placed on top of alongstalk.
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While both species have three leaflets, the center leaflet of poison ivy is on alongstalk, while the center leaflet of fragrant sumac does not have an obvious stalk.
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There were two growth forms: one with a short stem and fat frond, and another with alongstalk, elevating a smaller frond about above the holdfast.
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Early spring flowers are borne on long stalks and are usually greenish yellow.
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