/stuyp/ , n.
1. Bot. , Mycol. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
2. Zool. a stemlike part, as a footstalk; stalk.
[ 1775-85; stipes post, tree trunk or branch, log ]