stipel
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sti·pel
(stī′pəl, stī-pĕl′)n.
A minute stipule at the base of a leaflet.
[New Latin stipella, diminutive of stipula, stipule; see stipule.]
sti·pel′late (stī-pĕl′ĭt, stī′pə-lāt′) adj.
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stipel
(ˈstaɪpəl)n
(Botany) a small paired leaflike structure at the base of certain leaflets; secondary stipule
[C19: via New Latin from Latin stipula, diminutive of stīpes a log]
stipellate adj
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sti•pel
(ˈstaɪ pəl)n.
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
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