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sti·pa \ˈstīpə\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin stupa, stuppa coarse part of flax, tow — more at stupe 1. capitalized : a large widely distributed genus of grasses having a one-flowered spikelet and lemma terminating in a long twisted or bent awn — see bunchgrass, feather grass, ichu, needlegrass, porcupine grass, sleepy grass 2. also stipa grass -s : any grass of the genus Stipa; specifically : esparto |