stipes

[ stahy-peez ]

/ ˈstaɪ piz /

noun, plural stip·i·tes [stip-i-teez] /ˈstɪp ɪˌtiz/.

Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.

Botany, Mycology. a stipe.

Nearby words

stint, stipe, stipel, stipend, stipendiary, stipes, stipitate, stipitiform, stipo, stipple, stippled epiphysis

Origin of stipes

1750–60; < Latin stīpes; see stipe

Definition for stipes (2 of 2)

stipe

[ stahyp ]

/ staɪp /

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 stipes

The stipes is usually about the same length as the leafy portion.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
The length of the leaves varies from one to three feet, and the stipes is usually about a third of this in measurement.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
The stipes is about the same length as the leafy portion, and the fronds themselves often rise to a great height.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
The stipes is somewhat short, hardly ever more than a third of the length of the frond, and sometimes less than this.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin

Stipes tall, lifting the blades ten to fifteen inches above the mud, whence they spring.
The Fern Lover's Companion|George Henry Tilton

British Dictionary definitions for stipes (1 of 2)

stipes

/ (ˈstaɪpiːz) /

noun plural stipites (ˈstɪpɪˌtiːz) zoology

the second maxillary segment in insects and crustaceans

the eyestalk of a crab or similar crustacean

any similar stemlike structure

Derived Forms

stipiform (ˈstaɪpɪˌfɔːm) or stipitiform (ˈstɪpɪtɪˌfɔːm), adjective

Word Origin for stipes

C18: from Latin; see stipe

British Dictionary definitions for stipes (2 of 2)

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 stipes

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.