stella

Noun (1)

stella (plural stellae)

1. A star-shaped structure.
   • Plants of this collection are several decimeters taller; the pedicels are more remote in the inforescence; the stellae are larger and form a less dense cover on plant parts, and the siliques are slightly larger than in the usual form of the species.1939 June, Reed C. Rollins, “Studies in the Genus Lesquerella”, in American Journal of Botany, volume 26, number 6, →DOI
   • Stems and young branches terete, viscid, densely ferruginous-tomentose with sessile to short-stalked pauciradiate stellae bearing greatly prolonged 4-6-celled midpoints, these 0.1-0.2 cm long, gland-tipped, strongly armed with ferruginous laterally compressed prickles, these broad-based and...1997 July, Maria de Fátima Agra, Michael Nee, “A new species of Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum (Solanaceae) from northeastern Brazil”, in Brittonia, volume 49, number 3, →DOI, page 350

Proper noun capitalized: Stella

IPA/ˈstɛlə/

Stella

1. A female given name from Latin.
   • What lovely names for girls there are! / There's Stella like the Evening Star,1933, Eleanor Farjeon, “Girls' Names”, in Over the Garden Wall, Faber and Faber, page 91
2. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Stella Artois, a brand of beer.
   • Sheila goes out with her mate Stella / It gets poured all over her fella2006, “Sheila”, performed by Jamie T
3. A town in South Africa.
4. A village in Missouri.
5. A village in Nebraska.
6. A town in Oneida County, Wisconsin.
7. A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ1763).
8. (US, historical) A gold coin with a face value of $4.00 proposed for use in the United States in the 19th century.

Noun (2) capitalized: Stella

IPA/ˈstɛlə/

Stella (plural Stellas)

1. A serving of Stella Artois, a brand of beer.
   • I'm going to have a few Stellas tonight.
2. (Jamaica, derogatory, slang) A black woman who visits Jamaica as a sex tourist.
   • They often come thinking that Jamaican women are not going to like them, because they have heard from others in the United States that Jamaican women have a bad attitude and are upset that these “Stellas” are taking all of their men.2018, Bianca C. Williams, The Pursuit of Happiness, Duke University Press, →ISBN