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stipel

(stī′pəl)

noun

a small or secondary stipule at the base of a leaflet

Origin: ModL, dim. of stipula, stipule

Related Forms:

stipellate adjective

See stipel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A minute stipule at the base of a leaflet.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin stipella

Origin: , diminutive of stipula, stipule; see stipule

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Related Forms:

sti·pelˈlate (stī-pĕlˈĭt, stīˈpə-lātˌ) adjective

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