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noun the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant
noun an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings
originFrom Ancient Greek στήλη (stḗlē, “upright rock; pillar; column”), plural form στῆλαι (stêlai). Doublet of stela.
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