Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun stele

2 senses of stele

Sense 1
stele -- (the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant)
       => vascular tissue -- (tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants)

Sense 2
stele, stela -- (an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings)
       => stone -- (building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose; "he wanted a special stone to mark the site")
       => antiquity -- (an artifact surviving from the past)