Stipe

Origin

Latin stipes a stock, post, branch: compare French stipe.

Full definition of stipe

Noun

1. The stem of a mushroom, kelp, etc.
2. The trunk of a tree.
3. The caudicle within the pollinarium of an orchid flower
4. The petiole of the frond of a fern or palm

Related terms

• stipitate

Anagrams

• piets
• piste
• spite