stipule
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yul 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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| —n | |
| a small paired usually leaflike outgrowth occurring at the base of a leaf or its stalk | |
| [C18: from Latin; see | |
| stipular | |
| —adj | |
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Stipule
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Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
The leaf scar surrounds the bud and the stipule scar surrounds the twig.
Leaf tips gradually taper to a point, and a thin sheath or stipule covers the basal parts of leaves.
There is little or no stipule where the leaf is attached to the stem.
The flowers are sessile in axils of the stipule-lacking leaves.
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