stipe

noun \ ˈstīp \

|Updated on: 9 Jun 2018

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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Recent Examples of stipe from the Web

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, "How to Grow Mushrooms," 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, "Farming Alaska’s seas," 8 July 2017

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