sti·pel

(stī′pəl, stī-pĕl′)

A minute stipule at the base of a leaflet.

[New Latin stipella, diminutive of stipula, stipule; see stipule.]

sti·pel′late (stī-pĕl′ĭt, stī′pə-lāt′) adj.

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stipel

(ˈstaɪpəl)

(Botany) a small paired leaflike structure at the base of certain leaflets; secondary stipule

[C19: via New Latin from Latin stipula, diminutive of stīpes a log]

stipellate adj

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sti•pel

(ˈstaɪ pəl)

n.

a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.

[1815–25; < New Latin stipella; see stipule, -elle]

References in periodicals archive

The Wulfstanian text states that in preparation for his attempt to fly, Simon het tha araeran aenne stipel, 'commanded then that a tower/steeple be raised';(8) Blickling Homily 15 has Ond tha aefter thon het Neron gewyrcean mycelne tor of treowum & of mycclan beaumum, 'And then after that Nero commanded a great tower of wood and large beams to be built'; and AElfric writes .

Another Old English text of the 'Passio Petri et Pauli.'

Stipels on proximal involucral bract: 0, present; 1, absent.

Evolution of plant pollination systems: hypotheses and tests with the neotropical vine Dalechampia

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