stipellate
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sti·pel
(stī′pəl, stī-pĕl′)n.
A minute stipule at the base of a leaflet.
[New Latin stipella, diminutive of stipula, stipule; see stipule.]
sti·pel′late (stī-pĕl′ĭt, stī′pə-lāt′) adj.
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