Meaning

5 senses

  1. The stem of a mushroom, kelp, etc.

    Stiel

    supporting stalk or stem-like structure especially of a pistil or fern frond or supporting a mushroom cap

  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

  5. (historical, slang)A stipendiary magistrate.

Translations

4 languages
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By meaning 1
stem of a mushroom:

Origin

From French stipe, from Latin stīpes (“a stock, post, branch”). Shortened from stipendiar

From French stipe, from Latin stīpes (“a stock, post, branch”).

Shortened from stipendiary.

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Forms

plural: stipes
Singularstipe
Pluralstipes

regular

Word family

6 related words
Relatedstipitatestipule
Derivedstipedstipelessstipiformstipitiform

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
stinkystintstipendstipulateC2
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