stalklike
Resembling a stem
Resembling a stalk—the stem or main axis of a plant.
Stalklike describes things that are elongated, slender, and roughly cylindrical: stalklike legs, stalklike growths.
The word emphasizes structural similarity to plant stems rather than any botanical classification.
Plant's central axis
- petioleA leaf's supporting stem
- peduncleFlower-bearing stalk
- shootDischarge or capture
- rhizomeHorizontal underground plant stem
stolon · culm · scape · pedicel · rachis · herbaceous · fibrous · jointed
Circular in cross-section
- tubularHaving cylinder form
- columnarShaped like a pillar
- extendedLengthened in time or space
- lengthenedIncreased in extent
linear · threadlike · filiform · tapered · spindly · slender · narrow · rod-shaped
Offering help and reassurance
- columnarShaped like a pillar
- uprightVertical or morally sound
- rigidUnable to bend
- erectVertical in position
vertical · load-bearing · standing · supporting · bracing
stem
Plant's central axis
rhizome · stolon · culm · scape · pedicel · rachis · herbaceous · fibrous · jointed · segmented
cylindrical
Circular in cross-section
lengthened · linear · threadlike · filiform · tapered · spindly · slender · narrow · rod-shaped · attenuated
supportive
Offering help and reassurance
erect · vertical · load-bearing · standing · supporting · bracing