Stipe, n.
[Fr. stipe, from Lat. stipēs, a stock, post, branch; Gr. στύπος.] (Bot.) (a.) The base 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 when any exists.
[Fr. stipe, from Lat. stipēs, a stock, post, branch; Gr. στύπος.] (Bot.) (a.) The base 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 when any exists.