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Noun: stele (steles,stelae)  stee-lee
  1. The usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant
     
  2. An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings
    - stela

Derived forms: steles, stelae

Type of: antiquity, stone, vascular tissue

Part of: axis

Encyclopedia: Stele