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stele

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. stele (noun)
  2. stela (noun)
  3. red stele (noun)

stele

noun \ˈstēl, ˈstē-lē\

Definition of STELE

: the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant

Origin of STELE

New Latin, from Greek stēlē stela, pillar
First Known Use: 1895

Other Botany Terms

annual, burgeon, chloroplast, nomenclature, succulent, sylvan, xylem

Rhymes with STELE

dele, eely, Ely, freely, mealy, seely, steelie, steely, vealy, wheelie

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