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stipe

(stīp)

A supporting stalk or stemlike structure, especially the stalk of a pistil, the petiole of a fern frond, or the stalk that supports the cap of a mushroom.

[French, from Latin stīpes, post.]

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stipe

(staɪp)

1. (Botany) a stalk in plants that bears reproductive structures, esp the stalk bearing the cap of a mushroom

2. (Botany) the stalk that bears the leaflets of a fern or the thallus of a seaweed

3. (Zoology) zoology any stalklike part; stipes

[C18: via French from Latin stīpes tree trunk; related to Latin stīpāre to pack closely; see stiff]

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stipe

(staɪp)

n.

1. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.

2. stipes.

[1775–85; < French < Latin stīpes post, tree trunk or branch, log]

stipe

- A stalk or stem of a seaweed, fungus, or fern frond.

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stipe - supporting stalk or stem-like structure especially of a pistil or fern frond or supporting a mushroom cap

stalk, stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

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