stopple

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English stopple, stoppel, stoppell, from Old French estopail, estopaille. By surface analysis, stop +‎ -le. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈstɒpəl/ Rhymes: -ɒpəl === Noun === stopple (plural stopples) A plug; a stopper. (botany) A projection or lid in a pollen grain that falls away to allow the passage of the pollen tube. ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === stopple (third-person singular simple present stopples, present participle stoppling, simple past and past participle stoppled) (transitive) To plug; to stop up. Synonyms: estop, stanch === Anagrams === loppets, peltops, topples