stipe

Meaning

1. The stem of a mushroom, kelp, etc.
2. The trunk of a tree.
3. The caudicle within the pollinarium of an orchid flower
4. The petiole of the frond of a fern or palm

Synonyms

stem

stalk

scape

stub

leaf stalk

shaft

pedicel

stock

kickstand

leg

🦵

peduncle

petiole

rod

shank

straw

caudex

podetium

prosthecae

fern stalk

fungus stalk

human foot

invertebrate foot

arm

pes

axis

base

counterfoil

foot

🦶

ft

haulm

helve

Translations

tige

halm

Halm

gambo

caule

stengel

Stängel

Stange

Blattstiel

κοτσάνι

pied

🦶

στέλεχος

Petiolus

Schaft

Pronounced as (IPA)

/staɪp/

Etymology

From French stipe, from Latin stipes (“a stock, post, branch”).