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stipellate

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sti⋅pel

  [stahy-puhl]
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–noun Botany.
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
Origin:
1815–25; < NL stipella, for L stipula (see stipule ), with -ella r. -ula -ule

Related forms:
sti⋅pel⋅late  [stahy-pel-it, -eyt, stahy-puh-lit, -leyt] , adjective
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sti·pel   (stī'pəl, stī-pěl')   
n.  A minute stipule at the base of a leaflet.

[New Latin stipella, diminutive of stipula, stipule; see stipule.]
sti·pel'late (stī-pěl'ĭt, stī'pə-lāt') adj.
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