fasciate

[ 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

Derived Forms

• ˈfasciˌately, adverb

Other Words From

• fas·ci·ate·ly adverb
• un·fas·ci·ate adjective
• un·fas·ci·at·ed 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

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg