a. Bot. [ad. mod.L. stipulāris: see STIPULA and -AR. Cf. F. stipulaire.] Of, belonging to or furnished with stipules; situated on, near or in the place of a stipule.
1793. Martyn, Lang. Bot., s.v. Stipularis, A Stipular bud. Formed of stipules or scales.
1829. T. Castle, Introd. Bot., 104. Thorns, according to attending peculiarities, are … called cauline, terminal,… pericarpal, stipular, [etc.]. Ibid., 105. Stipular—situated on the stipule, as in the mimosa nilotica.
1872. Oliver, Elem. Bot., II. 277. Observe … the ligule, a scalelike stipular projection at the base of the blade of the leaf.
1887. Bentley, Man. Bot. (ed. 5), 141. The leaf … consists of three distinct parts; namely … the lamina, or blade;… the petiole or leaf-stalk; and of a third or stipular portion.
