fasciate

Also fas·ci·at·ed

[fash-ee-eyt, -ee-it]

adjective

1. bound with a band, fillet, or bandage.

2. Botany.,  abnormally compressed into a band or bundle, as stems grown together.

3. Zoology.

   1. composed of bundles.

   2. bound together in a bundle.

   3. marked with a band or bands.

fasciate

/ ˈfæʃɪˌeɪt /

adjective

1. botany

   1. (of stems and branches) abnormally flattened due to coalescence

   2. growing in a bundle

2. (of birds, insects, etc) marked by distinct bands of colour

Other Word Forms

• fasciately adverb
• unfasciate adjective
• unfasciated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fasciate¹

First recorded in 1650–60; fasci(a) + -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of fasciate¹

C17: probably from New Latin fasciātus (unattested) having bands; see _fascia

Example Sentences

Fasciate, banded; also applied to monstrous stems which grow flat.

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The reddish variety, vinous or scarlet-black in color, is remarkably fasciate.

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These fasciate forms generally shorter, or less erect.

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