stipitiform

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adjective

Having the shape of a stalk.

“stipitiform base”

OriginLatin stīpes, stīpitis →
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Meanings

adjectivestipitiform (comparative more stipitiform, superlative most stipitiform)

comparative more stipitiform · superlative most stipitiform

  1. biologyHaving the shape of a stalk.

    stipitiform base

    1 more example

    stipitiform lemma

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
stalklike

Origin

  1. Latinstīpes, stīpitis
  2. Englishstipitiform

From stipe + -iform, ultimately from the oblique stem of Latin stīpes, stīpitis.

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APA

stipitiform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stipitiform

MLA

“stipitiform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stipitiform. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stipitiform,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stipitiform.

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