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sti⋅pes

  [stahy-peez]
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–noun, plural stip⋅i⋅tes  [stip-i-teez] .
1. Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
2. Botany, Mycology. a stipe.
Origin:
1750–60; < L stīpes; see stipe
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sti·pes   (stī'pēz)   
n.   pl. stip·i·tes (stĭp'ĭ-tēz')

  1. The basal segment of the maxilla of an insect or a crustacean.

  2. Botany A stalklike support or structure; a stipe.


[New Latin stīpes, stīpit-, from Latin, post.]
sti'pi·form' (stī'pə-fôrm'), stip'i·ti·form' (stĭp'ĭ-tə-) adj.
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stipe   (stīp)  Pronunciation Key 
A supporting stalk or stemlike structure, especially the stalk of a pistil, the petiole of a fern frond, or the stalk that supports the cap of a mushroom.
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