stipule

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstɪpjuːl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(stip′yo̅o̅l)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
stip•ule  (stip′yo̅o̅l),USA pronunciation n. [Bot.]
  1. Botanyone of a pair of lateral appendages, often leaflike, at the base of a leaf petiole in many plants.
  • Latin stipula stalk, noun, nominal use of feminine of *stipulus firm (recorded in Late Latin); akin to stipes
  • 1785–95
stip′u•lar, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stipule / ˈstɪpjuːl/
  1. a small paired usually leaflike outgrowth occurring at the base of a leaf or its stalk
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin; see stipe, stipesstipular / ˈstɪpjʊlə/, stipulary
'stipule' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
exstipulate - stipel - stipulate - stipuliform - stubble

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