Stipe

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stipe \Stipe\, n. [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.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stipe
       n : supporting stalk or stemlike structure especially of a
           pistil or fern frond or supporting a mushroom cap