English noun: stele | |||
1. | stele (plant) the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant | ||
Broader (hypernym) | vascular tissue | ||
Part meronym | axis | ||
2. | stele (artifact) an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings | ||
Synonyms | stela | ||
Broader (hypernym) | antiquity, stone | ||
Instance hyponym | Rosetta Stone | ||