A fern stipe is the stalk that bears the frond.
Australian Tropical Ferns and Lycophytes - Online edition
4.9.1 Stipe
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Absent: the leaf (frond) is sessile, with no distinguishable stipe.
Present: there is a leaf-stalk between the stem and leaf lamina.
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