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stipes

sti.pes \'sti--.pe-z\ \'stip-*-.te-z\ \'stip-*-.ta-t\ n or stip.i.tes [NL 
   stipit-, stipes, fr. L, tree trunk; akin to L stipare to] pl press together 
   - more at \STIFF : PEDUNCLE; esp : the second basal segment of a maxilla of 
   a n insect or crustacean - stip.i.tate aj