stipulator

[Lat.] One who stipulates, contracts, bargains, or covenants. stip-ule, stip-u-la ( pl . stip'-u-læ), s . [Latin stipula a stalk, stem, or blade of corn, dim in. from stipes (q. v).] Botany (pl.): 1. Two small appendages, generally tapering at the end, situated at the base of a petiole on each side, and generally of a le firm texture than the petiole itself. They either adhere to the base of the petiole or are separate; they may last as long as the leaf, or fall off before it. In texture they may be membranous, leathery, or spiny; in margin entire or laciniated. Stipules are absent in exogens with opposite leaves, in some with alternate leaves, and in the great majority of endogens. They are probably transformed leaves. [OCHREA, RETICU IMG:content-0325.png:[ocr errors] stirious