noun
- plural of stipes; stalks or stems, especially the stems of mushrooms or ferns
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The mycologist examined the stipites of several mushroom specimens.
- These fern stipites showed signs of disease.
- The stipites were carefully measured for the botanical study.
- Dark stipites contrasted with the pale caps of the fungi.
- The researcher noted the varying lengths of the stipites in her field notes.