Stipule


Pronunciation key

( stip′ūl )

stip•ule

n.

Stipulate
Stipulate

[Fr.; Mod. L. stipula L. stipula].

  1. A stalk, straw, dim of stipes, trunk.
  2. One of two small leaflike parts at the base of some leafstalks or leaf petioles.

References and Further Reading

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • Firefly Encyclopedia of Trees, Edited by Steve Cafferty M.Sc. ©2005
  • Zoology Quest: Stipulate
  • Zoology Quest: Chart of Leaf Arrangement and Attachment

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