stipel

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstaɪpəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(stī′pəl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
sti•pel  (stī′pəl),USA pronunciation n. [Bot.]
  1. Botanya secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
  • Neo-Latin stipella, for Latin stipula (see stipule), with -ella replacing -ula -ule
  • 1815–25;
sti•pel•late  (stī pel′it, -āt, stī′pə lit, -lāt′),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stipel / ˈstaɪpəl/
  1. a small paired leaflike structure at the base of certain leaflets; secondary stipule
Etymology: 19th Century: via New Latin from Latin stipula, diminutive of stīpes a logstipellate / staɪˈpɛlɪt -eɪt/

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