Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stipe

/staɪp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: stipe
IPA: /staɪp/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The stem of a mushroom, kelp, etc.

noun

The trunk of a tree.

noun

The caudicle within the pollinarium of an orchid flower

noun

The petiole of the frond of a fern or palm

noun

A stipendiary magistrate.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Habitually, the phosphorescence is distributed in an unequal manner upon the stipe, and the same upon the gills."
"The stipes or bare portion of the frond is, as a rule, about the same length as the leafy portion."
"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."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: stipe, stīpes

Usage

Slang

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

stipes (plural)

Derived Forms

stiped stipeless stipiform stipitiform

Frequently Paired Words

stipitate stipule

Rhymes With

type pipe hype wipe skype ripe swipe stripe snipe gripe tripe overripe

Questions

How do you pronounce stipe?: The recorded pronunciation is /staɪp/.
What does stipe mean?: The stem of a mushroom, kelp, etc.
Where does stipe come from?: It is traced to French.

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