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1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Stipe \Stipe\, n. [L. stipes a stock, post, branch: cf. F.
      stipe.] (Bot.)
      (a) The stalk or petiole of a frond, as of a fern.
      (b) The stalk of a pistil.
      (c) The trunk of a tree.
      (d) The stem of a fungus or mushroom.
          [1913 Webster]