Raw celery has a slight sparkle, a zingy taste that you don't get in cooked celery. When Mrs. Gleason came around with the relish tray, we each took another stalk of celery, except my brother. He took two. —"The All-American Slurp," Lensey Namioka What does the word stalk mean in this sentence?
A stalk or bunch of celery refers to a number of branches or ribs with a central heart. Americans use the word stalk to refer to a single branch or rib, when the word stalk really means a bunch of celery.
