Stipes

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  • noun. The basal segment of the maxilla of an insect or certain other arthropods.
  • noun. A stalklike support or structure; a stipe.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Also, the stalk of the halter of a dipterous insect.
  • noun. In botany, same as stipe.
  • noun. In zoology, a stalk or stem, as an eye-stalk or a footstalk; a stipe.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The second joint of a maxilla of an insect or a crustacean.
  • noun. An eyestalk.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The vertical beam of a cross used for crucifixion
  • noun. The basal segment of the maxilla of an insect or a crustacean
  • Word Usage
    "The striped edition celebrates the 5th anniversary of Senseo: the stipes are the bar code and the different colours represent the different editions."
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    gripes  hypes  pipes  snipes  stripes  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    eyestalk