stipel
[ stahy-puhl ]
nounBotany.
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
Origin of stipel
1Other words from stipel
- sti·pel·late [stahy-pel-it, -eyt, stahy-puh-lit, -leyt], /staɪˈpɛl ɪt, -eɪt, ˈstaɪ pə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/, adjective
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How to use stipel in a sentence
Leaves pinnately 3-foliolate; leaflets rhombic-ovate, stipellate.
Leaves odd-pinnate, the ovate or oblong leaflets stipellate.
British Dictionary definitions for stipel
stipel
/ (ˈstaɪpəl) /
noun
a small paired leaflike structure at the base of certain leaflets; secondary stipule
Origin of stipel
1C19: via New Latin from Latin stipula, diminutive of stīpes a log
Derived forms of stipel
- stipellate (staɪˈpɛlɪt, -eɪt), adjective
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