STIPE


Meaning of STIPE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstīp ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin stipes, from Latin, tree trunk; akin to Latin stipare to press together — more at stiff

Date: 1785

: a usually short stalk of a plant or fungus: as

a. : the stem supporting the cap of a fungus

b. : a part that is similar to a stipe and connects the holdfast and blade of a frondose alga

c. : the petiole of a fern frond

d. : a prolongation of the receptacle beneath the ovary of a seed plant

• stiped ˈstīpt adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.