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noun Botany.
one of a pair of lateral appendages, often leaflike, at the base of a leaf petiole in many plants.
Origin:
1785–95; < Latin stipula stalk, noun use of feminine of *stipulus firm (recorded in LL); akin to stipes
1785–95; < Latin stipula stalk, noun use of feminine of *stipulus firm (recorded in LL); akin to stipes
Related forms
stip·u·lar, adjective
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Stipule
is always a great word to know.
So is sporophyte. Does it mean:
| green coloring of leaves and plants needed for photosynthesis |
| form of a diploid plant in the alternation of generations that produces asexual spores |
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stipule
"small appendage at the base of the petiole of a leaf," 1793, from Fr. stipule, from L. stipula "stalk (of hay), straw."
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stipule  (stĭp'y l) Pronunciation Key
One of the usually small, paired parts resembling leaves at the base of a leafstalk in certain plants, such as roses and beans. |
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