ˈdiktēəˌstēl also | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|stēlē noun
( -s )
Etymology: dicty- + stele
: a stele in which the vascular cylinder is broken up by leaf gaps into a longitudinal series or network of vascular strands around a central pith (as in many ferns)
• dic·ty·o·ste·lic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|stēlik adjective
• dic·ty·o·ste·ly ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌstēlē noun -es