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stipel
sti·pel [ stp'l ] (plural sti·pels)


noun 
Definition:
 
structure that resembles leaf: a structure shaped like a tiny leaf or scale located at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf
[Early 19th century. Via French< modern Latin stipella "small stipule" < Latin stipula "straw, stalk"]

sti·pel·late [ stī péllət, sti péllət, stpə làyt ] adjective
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