I. ˈstīp noun
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Etymology: New Latin stipes, from Latin, log, trunk of a tree; akin to Latin stipare to press together — more at stiff
1. : a short stalk or support: as
a. : the stem supporting the cap or pileus of certain fungi
b. : the stemlike part of the thallus of many frondose algae
c. : the petiole of the frond of a fern ; also : the woody caudex of a tree fern
d. : a stalklike prolongation of the receptacle beneath the ovary of a seed plant — compare anthophore , carpophore , gynobase , gynophore 1
2.
a. : stipes 1
b. : a branch of a graptolite colony
• stiped -pt adjective
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: short for stipendiary (II)
chiefly Australia : a stipendiary steward of a jockey club