stele
stelae; steles
An ancient, upright stone monument is called a stele. Many stelae were carved with inscriptions and used as grave markers.
These tall slabs played an important role in the traditions of ancient Greece, Egypt, Somalia, and more. In addition to its potential use as a gravestone, a stele might be used as a territory or boundary marker, or even a way to publicize new laws or a ruler's military successes. The word derives from the Greek stēlē, "standing block." In botany, a stele is the upright core of a vascular plant.
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an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings
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synonyms:
stela
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examples:
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Rosetta Stone
a part of an inscribed granite stela that was originally about six feet tall and was set up in 196 BC; the inscriptions in hieroglyphics and Demotic and Greek gave the first clues to the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphics
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Rosetta Stone
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the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant
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type of:
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vascular tissue
tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants
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vascular tissue
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