noun
Meaning 1
The stem of a mushroom, kelp, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
stipe
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/staɪp/
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rhymes with -aɪp
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noun
Meaning 2
The trunk of a tree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
The caudicle within the pollinarium of an orchid flower
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noun
Meaning 4
The petiole of the frond of a fern or palm
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noun
Meaning 5
A stipendiary magistrate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, slang
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noun
Meaning 6
supporting stalk or stem-like structure especially of a pistil or fern frond or supporting a mushroom cap
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: stalk, stem
History
Etymology
From French stipe, from Latin stīpes (“a stock, post, branch”).
Shortened from stipendiary.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: estípit — stem of a mushroom
- French: stipe — stem of a mushroom
- German: Stiel — stem of a mushroom
- Polish: trzon — stem of a mushroom
- Serbo-Croatian: stručak — stem of a mushroom
- Spanish: estipe — stem of a mushroom
- Spanish: estípite — stem of a mushroom
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