stipitate

[ stip-i-teyt ]

/ ˈstɪp ɪˌteɪt /

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adjective

having or supported by a stipe: a stipitate ovary.

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Origin of stipitate

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

Words nearby stipitate

stipe, stipel, stipend, stipendiary, stipes, stipitate, stipitiform, stipo, stipple, stipulate, stipulated

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How to use stipitate in a sentence

It is a stipitate licea, or a lid-covered cribraria; perhaps nearer the former.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
Sporangia distinct, minute, long stipitate, opening above by a distinct lid.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
The spores are, however, constantly smaller in all the specimens we have examined, and the stipitate habit very marked.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
A very common species, very variable in form, stipitate forms occuring anon beside those which are irregular and sessile.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride

Some clusters show twenty or more stipitate, globose sporangia, conjoined by their distinct but coherent stems.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride

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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