stipitiform, a. Bot. and Zool.
(ˈstɪpɪtɪfɔːm)
[ad. mod.L. stīpitiformis, f. L. stīpit- stipes: see -form.]
Having the form of a stipes; stalk-shaped; stipiform.
| 1859 J. B. Sanderson in Todd's Cycl. Anat. V. 228/1 Cylindrical bodies..borne each at the extremity of a stipitiform cell are named stylospores. 1874 R. Brown Man. Bot. 613 Stipitiform, resembling a stalk or stem. |