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stipe definition

stipe (stīp)

noun

  1. Bot. a usually short, thick stem, as
    1. the stalk of a mushroom
    2. the petiole of a fern frond
    3. a stalklike extension of the receptacle of a spermatophyte
    4. the stemlike part supporting the thallus in certain algae
  2. Zool. stipes

Etymology: Fr < L stipes, log, stock, trunk of a tree: see stiff

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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