stipe

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\ 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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Recent Examples on the Web Crabs clung to bull kelp stipes — stems — like sloths to a jungle vine. — Evan Bush, The Seattle Times, 15 Sep. 2019 They are easily identified by the red-brown cap fading to tan, white to lilac-gray gills, firm texture, and annulus (ring) around the stout stipe (stalk). — Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018 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, 8 July 2017

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