stipe

[ stahyp ]

/ staɪp /

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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.

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Origin of stipe

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

Words nearby stipe

stinkwood, stinky, stinky pinky, Stinnes, stint, stipe, stipel, stipend, stipendiary, stipes, stipitate

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How to use stipe in a sentence

He has performed with legendary musicians such as Tony Bennett, Barry Manilow, Michael Stipe, and Brian Eno.
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Stipe never felt the need to publicly confirm his sexuality until 2008 but said he understood it might help “some kid somewhere.”
Anderson Cooper, Ellen Degeneres & More Stars Who Came Out (VIDEO)|The Daily Beast Video|July 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
“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|DAILY BEAST

Five years ago, few male celebrities went there, and the ones who did were often already branded as outsiders, like Michael Stipe.
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In other words, the peridium leaves the stipe some distance below the point where the lowest capillitial branches take origin.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
This, though variable, is yet generally so far pyriform as to show distinct contraction toward the stipe.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
The stipe in length ranges from three to ten times the diameter of the sporangium.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
The stipe ranges a little shorter than in the preceding variety, three to seven times the sporangium.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
In some species of Hemitrichia, for instance, there are spores or spore-like cells found at maturity in the hollow stipe.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride

British Dictionary definitions for stipe

stipe

/ (staɪp) /

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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Scientific definitions for stipe

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.