stele, stela
(noun) an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings
stele
(noun) the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
stelae
(archaeology) plural of stela
• elates, steale, teasel, teasle
Source: Wiktionary
Ste"la, n.; pl. Stelæ. Etym: [L., from Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)
Definition: A small column or pillar, used as a monument, milestone, etc.
Ste"le, n. Etym: [NL.]
Definition: Same as Stela. One of these steles, containing the Greek version of the ordinance, has recently been discovered. I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
Stele, n. Etym: [See Stale a handle.]
Definition: A stale, or handle; a stalk. [Obs.] Chaucer. Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.