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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

stipula

a stalk, stem, straw: cf. F.

stipule

. Cf.

(Bot.)

An appendage at the base of petioles or leaves, usually somewhat resembling a small leaf in texture and appearance.

[See Stipula.]

See also: stipule

stipulé m ‎(feminine singular stipulée, masculine plural stipulés, feminine plural stipulées)

stipulé m ‎(pl stipulés, f stipuleda, fpl stipuledes)