stele

Meanings

Plural: stelai, steles

Noun

• the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant
• an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings
• An upright (or formerly upright) slab containing engraved or painted decorations or inscriptions; a stela.
• Any carved or engraved surface.
• An acroterion, the decoration on the ridge of an ancient Greek building such as a temple.
• The central core of a plant's root and stem system, especially including the vascular tissue and developed from the plerome.

Synonyms

stela