stipe Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Stipe noun
Etymology
L. stipes a stock, post, branch: cf. F. stipe.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913