The stem of a mushroom, kelp, etc. / The trunk of a tree. / The caudicle within the pollinarium of an orchid flower / The petiole of the frond of a fern or palm

The vertical beam of a cross used for crucifixion. / The basal segment of the maxilla of an insect or a crustacean. / A stipe; a stalk or stem.

(botany) Having a stipe (of a specified kind).

A surname from Dutch.

(archaic) A regular fixed payment made to someone (especially a clergyman, judge, soldier, or teacher) for services provided by them; a salary. [from 15th c.]

(transitive, obsolete or historical) To provide (someone) with a stipend (an allowance, a pension, a salary, etc.). [from 16th c.]

plural of stipend

(transitive, archaic or obsolete) To provide (someone) with a stipend, or salary; to pay, to support.

Of or pertaining to a stipend. / (of a job or employment) Paid (sometimes at a low level, but not voluntary). / (of a person) In receipt of a regular payment; salaried

(botany) Of, relating to, or constituting a stipel.