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.
Nearby words
stinky, stinky pinky, stinnes, stinnes, hugo, stint, stipe, stipel, stipellate, stipend, stipendiary, stipes
Origin of stipe
1775–85; < French < Latin stīpes post, tree trunk or branch, log
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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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Science 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.
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