The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Stipitate \Stip"i*tate\, a. [NL. stipitatus, from L. stipes, gen. stipitis, a stock. See Stipe.] (Bot.) Supported by a stipe; elevated on a stipe, as the fronds of most ferns, or the pod of certain cruciferous plants. [1913 Webster]