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Definitions for Stipes
[1] Zoology . the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
[2] Botany , Mycology . a stipe.
[3] Botany , Mycology . a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
[4] Zoology . a stemlike part, as a footstalk; stalk.
[5] the second maxillary segment in insects and crustaceans
[6] the eyestalk of a crab or similar crustacean
[7] any similar stemlike structure
[8] a stalk in plants that bears reproductive structures, esp the stalk bearing the cap of a mushroom
[9] the stalk that bears the leaflets of a fern or the thallus of a seaweed
[10] zoology any stalklike part; stipes
Words nearby Stipes
stint, stipe, stipel, stipend, stipendiary, stipes, stipitate, stipitiform, stipo, stipple, stippled epiphysis
Origin of Stipes
1775–85; < French < Latin stīpes post, tree trunk or branch, log
Word origin for Stipes
C18: via French from Latin stīpes tree trunk; related to Latin stīpāre to pack closely; see stiff