stipe

American  

[stahyp] / staɪp /

noun

1. Botany, Mycology. 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. Zoology. a stemlike part, as a footstalk; stalk.

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stipe British  

/ staɪp /

noun

1. a stalk in plants that bears reproductive structures, esp the stalk bearing the cap of a mushroom

2. the stalk that bears the leaflets of a fern or the thallus of a seaweed

3. zoology any stalklike part; stipes

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stipe Scientific  

/ stīp /

1. A supporting stalk or stemlike structure, especially the stalk of a pistil, the petiole of a fern frond, or the stalk that supports the cap of a mushroom.

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Etymology

Origin of stipe

1775–85; < French < Latin stīpes post, tree trunk or branch, log

Example Sentences

This species is unique for the dorsal attachment of its stipe to the top of the pileus, and the abundant cystidia covering all surfaces of the fruiting body.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2025

The stipe, or stem, attaches to the holdfast and supports the blades, which typically float in the water, thanks to air bladders.

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2024

If it's a mushroom, you might wanna cut off a stipe and the cap and dry it.

From Scientific American • Jan. 26, 2023

The stipe took notes off me, took them to the stewards and they've accepted my explanations.

From The Guardian • Jul. 8, 2011

A single sporangium, � 20; stipe shown of unusual length.

From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)