stipes

[ stahy-peez ]

noun

, plural stip·i·tes [stip, -i-teez].

1. Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
2. Botany, Mycology. a stipe.

stipes

/ ˈstaɪpiːz; ˈstaɪpɪˌfɔːm; ˈstɪpɪtɪˌfɔːm /

noun

1. the second maxillary segment in insects and crustaceans
2. the eyestalk of a crab or similar crustacean
3. any similar stemlike structure

Derived Forms

• stipiform, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stipes¹

1750–60; < Latin stīpes; stipe

Word History and Origins

Origin of stipes¹

C18: from Latin; see stipe

Example Sentences

To study this, a team of Japanese researchers inserted subdermal needle electrodes into the caps and stipes of a type of mushroom called Laccaria bicolor.

From Salon

The current American flag, which features 50 stars and 13 stipes to represent each U.S. state and the original British colonies that declared their independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.

From Fox News

Like plants, these redwoods of the sea have three main parts: blades, which take the place of leaves; stipes, which replace the stems or trunks; and holdfasts that act as roots.

From Science Magazine

Sterile and fertile fronds not very unlike; stipes dark colored; fronds smooth.

From Project Gutenberg

The maxill� are strong, with complicated stipes and with two flat, thin lobes, the inner one smaller than the outer and rounded at the tip, both lobes being ciliate.

From Project Gutenberg