STIPE

stipe

(noun) supporting stalk or stem-like structure especially of a pistil or fern frond or supporting a mushroom cap

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

stipe (plural stipes)

The stem of a mushroom, kelp, etc.

The trunk of a tree.

The caudicle within the pollinarium of an orchid flower

The petiole of the frond of a fern or palm

Anagrams

• IP set, piets, piste, septi-, spite

Source: Wiktionary


Stipe, n. Etym: [L. stipes a stock, post, branch: cf. F. stipe.] (Bot.) (a) The stalk or petiole of a frond, as of a fern. (b) The stalk of a pistil. (c) The trunk of a tree. (d) The stem of a fungus or mushroom.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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