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Definition of "long-stalked" [long-stalked]

  • Of plants having relatively long stalks (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

Use "long-stalked" in a sentence
  • "These are placed, six together, in the interior of long-stalked, ovate, mucronate, smooth, deep brown follicles, of a tough papery texture, and lined with a thin fur of stellate hairs."
  • "FLOWERS: Of varying colours, borne on long-stalked erect inflorescences arising from the leaf axils."
  • "FRUIT: A long-stalked capsule splitting to release small rough, greyish black seeds."
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