stipe

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The stem of a mushroom, kelp, etc.
    — Habitually, the phosphorescence is distributed in an unequal manner upon the stipe, and the same upon the gills.
  2. A stipendiary magistrate. historical,slang
    — The lay magistrates in many parts of the country were cautious about the infringement by stipendiaries on to their particular patch, not least being that the stipe would take the more interesting work and leave them the dross.
  3. The trunk of a tree.
  4. The caudicle within the pollinarium of an orchid flower
  5. The petiole of the frond of a fern or palm
    — The stipes or bare portion of the frond is, as a rule, about the same length as the leafy portion.

词形变化

stipes plural stipes plural

词汇关系

词源

词源 1
From French stipe, from Latin stīpes (“a stock, post, branch”).
词源 2
Shortened from stipendiary.
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