Stipe (?), n. [L. stipes a stock, post, branch: cf. F. stipe.] Bot. (a)

The stalk or petiole of a frond, as of a fern.

(b)

The stalk of a pistil.

(c)

The trunk of a tree.

(d)

The stem of a fungus or mushroom.

 

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