- Stipitiform
- Stipitiform \Stip"i*ti*form\, a. [Stipes + -form.] (Bot.) Having the shape of a stalk; stalklike. [1913 Webster]
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Stipitiform
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stipitiform — /stip i teuh fawrm /, adj. having the form of a stipe. [1855 60; stipit (see STIPITATE) + I + FORM] * * * … Universalium
stipitiform — stip·i·ti·form … English syllables
stipitiform — /ˈstɪpətəfɔm/ (say stipuhtuhfawm) adjective having the form of a stipe. {Latin stīpit , stem of stīpes log + i 1 + form} …
stipitiform — adjective see stipiform … Useful english dictionary
stipe — n. Bot. & Zool. a stalk or stem, esp. the support of a carpel, the stalk of a frond, the stem of a fungus, or an eye stalk. Derivatives: stipiform adj. stipitate adj. stipitiform adj. Etymology: F f. L stipes: see STIPES … Useful english dictionary
