Emily Dickinson Lexicon

STIPE, n. [L. stipes; Gr. στυπος, a stake.]

In botany, the base of a frond; or a species of stem passing into leaves, or not distinct from the leaf. The stem of a fungus is also called stipe. The word is also used for the filament or slender stalk which supports the pappus, and connects it with the seed. – Martyn.