stipe

[stahyp]

noun

Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
Zoology. a stemlike part, as a footstalk; stalk.

Origin of stipe

1775–85; < French < Latin stīpes post, tree trunk or branch, log

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Examples from the Web for stipe

Contemporary Examples of stipe

Stipe never felt the need to publicly confirm his sexuality until 2008 but said he understood it might help “some kid somewhere.”
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The Daily Beast Video
July 2, 2012
And on tour for that LP, Buck, Mills, and Stipe began to ponder their future.
Michael Stipe and Mike Mills Talk About R.E.M.’s Breakup
Chris Lee
November 30, 2011
“We were coming out of a perceived low period into an upswing, and it felt really good,” Stipe recalled.
Michael Stipe and Mike Mills Talk About R.E.M.’s Breakup
Chris Lee
November 30, 2011

Historical Examples of stipe

Stipe short, weak, and slender, arising from a thin hypothallus.
The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio
A. P. Morgan
Stipe long, erect, reddish-brown, arising from a thin hypothallus.
The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio
A. P. Morgan
Distinguished by its short, dark, stipe and adherent spores.
The North American Slime-Moulds
Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
The stipe is also different, more slender, smooth, and dark-colored.
The North American Slime-Moulds
Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
Sori numerous, rather near the midvein, stipe and rachis lustrous brown.
The Fern Lover's Companion
George Henry Tilton

British Dictionary definitions for stipe

stipe

noun

a stalk in plants that bears reproductive structures, esp the stalk bearing the cap of a mushroom
the stalk that bears the leaflets of a fern or the thallus of a seaweed
zoology any stalklike part; stipes

Word Origin for stipe

C18: via French from Latin stīpes tree trunk; related to Latin stīpāre to pack closely; see stiff

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Word Origin and History for stipe

1785, from French stipe, from Latin stipes "log, post, tree trunk" (see stiff (adj.)).

stipe in Science

stipe

[stīp]

A supporting stalk or stemlike structure, especially the stalk of a pistil, the petiole of a fern frond, or the stalk that supports the cap of a mushroom.