stipe
Meanings
noun
- 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
noun
- A stipendiary magistrate.
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Etymology
From French stipe, from Latin stīpes (“a stock, post, branch”).
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