stipel

[ stahy-puhl ]

noun

, Botany.

1. a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.

stipel

/ staɪˈpɛlɪt; ˈstaɪpəl; -eɪt /

noun

1. a small paired leaflike structure at the base of certain leaflets; secondary stipule

Derived Forms

• stipellate, adjective

Other Words From

• sti·pel·late [stahy-, pel, -it, -eyt, stahy, -p, uh, -lit, -leyt], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stipel¹

1815–25; < New Latin stipella, for Latin stipula ( stipule ), with -ella replacing -ula -ule

Word History and Origins

Origin of stipel¹

C19: via New Latin from Latin stipula, diminutive of stīpes a log

Example Sentences

In the normal leaf of this plant there is between the bases of the pinnæ, a small reddish gland or stipel?

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