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stipe

stipe \'sti-p\ \'sti-pt\ n [NL stipes, fr. L, tree trunk; akin to L stipare 
   to press together]- more at STIFF : a usu. short plant stalk : as  : the 
   stem supporting the cap of a fungus  : the like part connecting the 
   holdfast and blade of a frondose alga  : the petiole of a fern frond  : a 
   prolongation of the receptacle beneath the ovary of a seed plant  - stiped 
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