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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STELE, n. A stale or handle; a stalk.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant
2: an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings [syn: stele, stela]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek st?l? stela, pillar Date: 1895 the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 Bot. the axial cylinder of vascular tissue in the stem and roots of most plants. 2 Archaeol. = STELA. Derivatives: stelar adj. Etymology: Gk stele standing block

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Stale Stale, n. [OE. stale, stele, AS. st[ae]l, stel; akin to LG. & D. steel, G. stiel; cf. L. stilus stake, stalk, stem, Gr. ? a handle, and E. stall, stalk, n.] The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake. [Written also steal, stele, etc.] But seeling the arrow's stale without, and that the head did go No further than it might be seen. --Chapman.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Stele Ste"le, n. [NL.] Same as Stela. One of these steles, containing the Greek version of the ordinance, has recently been discovered. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet).

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Stele Stele, n. [See Stale a handle.] A stale, or handle; a stalk. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Holland.