STIPA

(Lat.), n. f. Step(step)'a8. Fr.. stipe. Weather-gra ; a genus of gra es. The Stipacece (of Kunth, a tribe of the Qramineae) are now made a subtribe (Stipeae.) of the Agrostidece. [a, 35.] --S. cal a mag rostis. A species used by the Ru ians as a diuretic. [a, 35.] S. pennata. Fr., etiepe-aigrette, stipe a panache. Feather-gra ; a well-known ornamental gra . According to some, the freedom of the Tartars around the Volga from pulmonary disease is due to their daily use of the milk of mares fed upon this gra . [B, 185 (a, 35).] S. tenaci ima. Esparto-gra ; a rush-like gra growing in sandy tracts of the Mediterranean coast; used for making hats, mats, baskets, etc. [a, 35.] [s. 541]