stipe
- 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
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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.”
And on tour for that LP, Buck, Mills, and Stipe began to ponder their future.
“We were coming out of a perceived low period into an upswing, and it felt really good,” Stipe recalled.
Historical Examples of stipe
Stipe long, erect, reddish-brown, arising from a thin hypothallus.
The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, OhioA. P. Morgan
Stipe short, weak, and slender, arising from a thin hypothallus.
The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, OhioA. P. Morgan
Distinguished by its short, dark, stipe and adherent spores.
The North American Slime-MouldsThomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
The stipe is also different, more slender, smooth, and dark-colored.
The North American Slime-MouldsThomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
Sori numerous, rather near the midvein, stipe and rachis lustrous brown.
The Fern Lover's CompanionGeorge Henry Tilton
stipe
- 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
Word Origin and History for stipe
1785, from French stipe, from Latin stipes "log, post, tree trunk" (see stiff (adj.)).
stipe
- 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.