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View synonyms for stipule
stipule
[ stip-yool ]
noun
, Botany.
- one of a pair of lateral appendages, often leaflike, at the base of a leaf petiole in many plants.
stipule
/ ˈstɪpjuːl; ˈstɪpjʊlə /
noun
- a small paired usually leaflike outgrowth occurring at the base of a leaf or its stalk
stipule
/ stĭp′yo̅o̅l /
- One of the usually small, paired parts resembling leaves at the base of a leafstalk in certain plants, such as roses and beans.
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Derived Forms
- stipular, adjective
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Other Words From
- stipu·lar adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stipule1
C18: from Latin; see stipe , stipes
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Example Sentences
At the base of each leaf is a toothed stipule with, usually, a dark spot in the centre.
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Leaves opposite without stipules (petioles sometimes with stipule-like appendages).
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Amphigastrium (plural, amphigastria), a peculiar stipule-like leaf of Liverworts.
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Un ministre stipule pour le Roi, mais il travaille et craint pour lui-mme.
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At first a sheathing stipule, like a little leafy ruffle, grows at the base of each leaf, but this is shed before midsummer.
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