1. An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings
   "Archaeologists discovered a Mayan stele with intricate hieroglyphs";
   - stela
    
2. The usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant
   "The plant's stele contained both xylem and phloem tissues"

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Derived forms: steles, stelae

Type of: antiquity, stone, vascular tissue

Part of: axis

Encyclopedia: Stele