Stipe

[staip]

Definition

(noun.) supporting stalk or stem-like structure especially of a pistil or fern frond or supporting a mushroom cap.

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Definition

(n.) The stalk or petiole of a frond, as of a fern.

(n.) The stalk of a pistil.

(n.) The trunk of a tree.

(n.) The stem of a fungus or mushroom.

Edited by Glenn

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Stalk (of a pistil), stem (of a mushroom or a fern).

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Definition

n. (bot.) the base of a frond of a fern: also a stalk as of a pistil of a fungus or mushroom of the leaf of a fern or even the trunk of a tree.—n. Stī′pel the stipule of a leaflet.—adj. Stī′pellate having stipels.—n. Stī′pes a stipe: a stalk or stem.—adjs. Stī′piform Stip′itate Stipit′iform.

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