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stipe.

The stem of a mushroom, kelp, etc.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/staɪp/
  1. The stem of a mushroom, kelp, etc.

  2. The trunk of a tree.

  3. The caudicle within the pollinarium of an orchid flower

  4. The petiole of the frond of a fern or palm

Where this word comes from

From French stipe, from Latin stīpes (“a stock, post, branch”).

noun/staɪp/
  1. A stipendiary magistrate.

    historical · slang
Where this word comes from

Shortened from stipendiary.

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