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