Stipes

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

  Stipes \Sti"pes\ (-p[=e]z), n.; pl. {Stipites}. [L., a stock.]
     (Zool.)
     (a) The second joint of a maxilla of an insect or a
         crustacean.
     (b) An eyestalk.
         [1913 Webster]