plural stipes
: a usually short stalk of a plant, alga, or fungus: such as
a
: the stem supporting the cap of a fungus
b
: a stemlike part that connects the holdfast and blade of an 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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The kelp’s flexible stem, or stipe, trails downward as Lia Heifetz examines it.
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Juliet Eilperin, Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2023
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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Juliet Eilperin, Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2023
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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“Stipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stipe. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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stipe
noun
: a short stalk supporting the cap of a mushroom
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