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stipitate

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stip⋅i⋅tate

[stip-i-teyt]
–adjective
having or supported by a stipe: a stipitate ovary.

Origin:
1775–85; < NL stīpitātus, equiv. to stīpit- (s. of stīpes) stipe + -ātus -ate 1
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stip·i·tate   (stĭp'ĭ-tāt')   
adj.  Supported on or having a stipe.
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