stipule

American  

[stip-yool] / ˈstɪp yul /

noun

Botany.

1. one of a pair of lateral appendages, often leaflike, at the base of a leaf petiole in many plants.

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stipule British  

/ ˈstɪpjuːl, ˈstɪpjʊlə /

noun

1. a small paired usually leaflike outgrowth occurring at the base of a leaf or its stalk

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stipule Scientific  

/ stĭp′yo̅o̅l /

1. One of the usually small, paired parts resembling leaves at the base of a leafstalk in certain plants, such as roses and beans.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• stipular
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of stipule

1785–95; < Latin stipula stalk, noun use of feminine of *stipulus firm (recorded in LL); akin to stipes

Example Sentences

Stipule adnated to Leaf-stalk of Rose Ad′nate, in botany, applied to a part growing attached to another and principal part by its whole length, as stipules adnated to the leaf-stalk.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various

Related Words

• frond
• needle
• petal
• stalk