stipe (st p)n. 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 st pes, post.] |
stipe [staɪp]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a stalk in plants that bears reproductive structures, esp the stalk bearing the cap of a mushroom
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the stalk that bears the leaflets of a fern or the thallus of a seaweed
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology any stalklike part; stipes
[via French from Latin stīpes tree trunk; related to Latin stīpāre to pack closely; see stiff]
| stipe (stp) 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. |
stipe - A stalk or stem of a seaweed, fungus, or fern frond.
See also related terms for stalk.
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