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The unsung scaffold holding every flower's drama upright while taking zero credit.
means The main stem or stalk of a plant that supports its leaves, flowers, or fruit; also, by extension, the act of pursuing or following someone or something stealthily.
from Two strands twist together here. The plant-stem 'stalk' descends from Old English 'stalu' (an upright piece, a post), kin to the word 'stale' meaning a rung or handle. The hunting 'stalk' — to creep up on prey — comes from Old English 'stealcian,' meaning to walk warily or stride stealthily, related to 'stealc' (steep, lofty) and a cousin of 'steal.' The stiff plant and the stiff, careful gait may share an underlying sense of standing tall and stepping deliberately, though English happily lets the two meanings live side by side.
- plumbing
- Pumps water and sugar through tiny internal pipes
- celery truth
- That crunch is mostly water and bundled fibers
- sun seeker
- Bends toward light via a hormone called auxin
- double life
- Same word means to creep silently after prey
- strength trick
- Hollow tubes resist bending better than solid rods
rebecca schaeffer murder 1989 — actress shot dead by obsessed fan robert bardo who had stalked her to her home in los angeles
madonna fan arrest 2007 — fan rafael fernandez arrested for repeatedly stalking madonna, following her across multiple continents