fasciculate

[ fuh-sik-yuh-lit, -leyt ]

/ fəˈsɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

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adjective

arranged in a fascicle or fascicles.

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Also fas·cic·u·lat·ed

[fuh-sik-yuh-ley-tid] /fəˈsɪk yəˌleɪ tɪd/ .

Origin of fasciculate

First recorded in 1785–95; fascicul(us) + -ate¹

Valve usually not quite circular; markings smaller than in nitidus and fasciculate near the border.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity|Charles Sumner Boyer
Markings small, decreasing toward the border in somewhat fasciculate rows.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity|Charles Sumner Boyer
Spikelets are solitary, binate or fasciculate, 2-flowered, jointed on the pedicel and awned.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
Fasciculate-ciliated, when the hairs are collected into tufts.
New Zealand Moths and Butterflies|G. V. Hudson

Fasciculate: bundled; clustered as in a bundle; tufted: a surface when covered with bundles of long hair.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith