Word Study
stipe
CIDE DICTIONARY
stipe, n. [L. stipes a stock, post, branch: cf. F. stipe.].
The stalk or petiole of a frond, as of a fern. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
stipe, n. Bot. & Zool. a stalk or stem, esp. the support of a carpel, the stalk of a frond, the stem of a fungus, or an eye-stalk.
Derivative
stipiform adj. stipitate adj. stipitiform adj.
Etymology
F f. L stipes: see STIPES
For further exploring for "stipe" in Webster Dictionary Online