adjective
- having stipules (small leaf-like structures at the base of a leaf stalk)
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The rose plant is stipuled, with small leafy structures at each leaf base.
- Botanists identified the specimen as stipuled based on the presence of stipules.
- Many leguminous plants are stipuled, showing paired appendages near the leaves.
- The stipuled leaves helped distinguish this species from similar varieties.
- Students learned to recognize stipuled plants during their field study.