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stele
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun stele has 2 senses
- stele(n = noun.plant) Array - the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant; Array is a kind of vascular tissue
- stele(n = noun.artifact) stela - an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings; Array is a kind of antiquity, stone
is a part of axis
has particulars: rosetta stone
CIDE DICTIONARY
stele, n. [NL.].
Same as Stela. [1913 Webster]
"One of these steles, containing the Greek version of the ordinance, has recently been discovered."
[1913 Webster]
stele, n. [See Stale a handle.].
A stale, or handle; a stalk. Chaucer. Holland. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
stele, n.
1 Bot. the axial cylinder of vascular tissue in the stem and roots of most plants.
2 Archaeol. = STELA.
1 Bot. the axial cylinder of vascular tissue in the stem and roots of most plants.
2 Archaeol. = STELA.
Derivative
stelar adj.
Etymology
Gk stele standing block
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