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stipe

noun \ ˈstīp \

Definition of stipe

:a usually short stalk of a plant or fungus: such as

a :the stem supporting the cap of a fungus

b :a part that is similar to a stipe and connects the holdfast and blade of a frondose alga

c :the petiole of a fern frond

d :a prolongation of the receptacle beneath the ovary of a seed plant

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stiped

play \ˈstīpt\ adjective

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For more than an hour, Kern and Heifetz slice stipes and shuttle back and forth to offload totes of kelp to Hamilton aboard the Dial.

— bethany goodrich, Alaska Dispatch News, "Farming Alaska’s seas," 8 July 2017

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Origin and Etymology of stipe

New Latin stipes, from Latin, tree trunk; akin to Latin stipare to press together — more at stiff

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