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twisted-stalk

Syllabification: (twist·ed-stalk)

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Definition of twisted-stalk

noun

  • a plant of the lily family with bell-shaped flowers carried on bent or twisted stalks, native to the temperate regions of Russia and North America.
    • Genus Streptopus, family Liliaceae: several species, including the rosy twisted-stalk (S. roseus), which grows in the coastal mountain regions from British Columbia to Oregon

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