Definition of Stipel

1. n. The stipule of a leaflet.

Definition of Stipel

1. Noun. (botany) A stipule associated with a leaflet or pinna rather than a complete leaf. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Stipel

1. a small stipule [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stipel

stintedness
stinter
stinters
stintier
stintiest
stinting
stintings
stintless
stints
stinty
stip
stipa
stipas
stipe
stiped
stipel (current term)
stipella
stipellae
stipellar
stipellate
stipels
stipend
stipendary
stipendiaries
stipendiary
stipendiary magistrate
stipendless
stipends
stipes
stipiform

Literary usage of Stipel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Glossary of Botanic Terms, with Their Derivation and Accent by Benjamin Daydon Jackson (1905)
"stipel'la, stipel'lum (dim. of STIPULA), a minute stipule on a partial petiole of compound leaves ..."

2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"acuminate, stipel- late; stipules lanceolate, -fain, long, striate, appressed; petioles slender, 1-4 in. long: peduncles shorter than the Ivs., 2-5-fld.; ..."

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