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stipitiform

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stip⋅i⋅ti⋅form

[stip-i-tuh-fawrm]
–adjective
having the form of a stipe.

Origin:
1855–60; stipit- (see stipitate ) + -i- + -form
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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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