Stipitate

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

  Stipitate \Stip"i*tate\, a. [NL. stipitatus, from L. stipes,
     gen. stipitis, a stock. See {Stipe}.] (Bot.)
     Supported by a stipe; elevated on a stipe, as the fronds of
     most ferns, or the pod of certain cruciferous plants.
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