stipel

[ stahy-puhl ]

/ ˈstaɪ pəl /

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noun Botany.

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

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Origin of stipel

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

OTHER WORDS FROM stipel

sti·pel·late

[stahy-pel-it, -eyt, stahy-puh-lit, -leyt], /staɪˈpɛl ɪt, -eɪt, ˈstaɪ pə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/, adjective

Words nearby stipel

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

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How to use stipel in a sentence

In the normal leaf of this plant there is between the bases of the pinnæ, a small reddish gland or stipel?
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters

British Dictionary definitions for stipel

stipel

/ (ˈstaɪpəl) /

noun

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

Derived forms of stipel

stipellate (staɪˈpɛlɪt, -eɪt), adjective

Word Origin for stipel

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

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