stipitate

[ stip-i-teyt ]

/ ˈstɪp ɪˌteɪt /

adjective

having or supported by a stipe: a stipitate ovary.

Nearby words

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

Origin of stipitate

1775–85; < New Latin stīpitātus, equivalent to stīpit- (stem of stīpes) stipe + -ātus -ate¹

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Examples from the Web for stipitate

Receptacle somewhat produced between the petals and stamens, and bearing a gland behind the stipitate ovary.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Sporangia globose or ovoid to oblong and cylindrical, stipitate; the wall very thin and fragile, soon disappearing.
The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio|A. P. Morgan
The sporophores are inclined to be simple, stipitate and dendroid.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
This plant appears to be generically distinct from Erigeron, particularly in its stipitate pappus.
Expedition into Central Australia|Charles Sturt

Sporangium oblong-ovoid, stipitate; the calyculus small, thin, smooth.
The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio|A. P. Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for stipitate

stipitate

/ (ˈstɪpɪˌteɪt) /

adjective

botany possessing or borne on the end of a stipe

Word Origin for stipitate

C18: from New Latin stīpitātus having a stalk, from Latin stīpes; see stipe

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