STIPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stipe mean? 

• STIPE (noun)
  The noun STIPE has 1 sense:

1. supporting stalk or stem-like structure especially of a pistil or fern frond or supporting a mushroom cap

  Familiarity information: STIPE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STIPE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Supporting stalk or stem-like structure especially of a pistil or fern frond or supporting a mushroom cap

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("stipe" is a kind of...):

stalk; stem (a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)