stipule

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/ˈstɪpjuːl/

noun

A basal appendage of a typical leaf of a flowering plant, usually appearing paired beside the petiole although sometimes absent or highly modified.

OriginFrench [Term?] ← Latin stipula ← Proto-Italic *stipelā →
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Meanings

nounstipule (plural stipules)

plural stipules

  1. biologyA basal appendage of a typical leaf of a flowering plant, usually appearing paired beside the petiole although sometimes absent or highly modified.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*steyp-
  2. Proto-Italic*stips
  3. Proto-Italic*stipelā
  4. Latinstipula
  5. French[Term?]
  6. Englishstipule

From French, from Latin stipula (“stalk (of hay), straw”).

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Translations

Bulgarian прилистник
  • прилистник (prilistnik)basal appendage
Catalan estípula
  • estípulabasal appendage
Finnish lehtikorvake, korvake
  • lehtikorvakebasal appendage
  • korvakebasal appendage
French stipule
  • stipulebasal appendage
German Nebenblatt
  • Nebenblattbasal appendage
Norwegian Bokmål øreblad, stipel
  • ørebladbasal appendage
  • stipelbasal appendage
Polish przylistek
  • przylistekbasal appendage
Portuguese estípula
  • estípulabasal appendage
Russian прили́стник
  • прили́стник (prilístnik)basal appendage
Spanish estípula
  • estípulabasal appendage
Swedish stipel
  • stipelbasal appendage
Tagalog dahundahunan
  • dahundahunanbasal appendage
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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