'Stipe' definitions:
Definition of 'stipe'
From: WordNet
noun
Supporting stalk or stem-like structure especially of a pistil or fern frond or supporting a mushroom cap
Definition of 'Stipe'
From: GCIDE
- Stipe \Stipe\, n. [L. stipes a stock, post, branch: cf. F. stipe.] (Bot.) (a) The stalk or petiole of a frond, as of a fern. (b) The stalk of a pistil. (c) The trunk of a tree. (d) The stem of a fungus or mushroom. [1913 Webster]