fasciculate
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of fasciculate
First recorded in 1785–95; fascicul(us) + -ate 1
Example Sentences
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The roots are long, fleshy, brittle, and fasciculate.
From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by Wood, John
The arrangement of the flowers is more racemose than fasciculate, and whilst they are very abundant they are not so large as in H. tetraptera or H. diptera.
From Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens by Cook, Ernest Thomas
Spikelets are solitary, binate or fasciculate, 2-flowered, jointed on the pedicel and awned.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.
Stipe long, ascending, brownish in color, usually several fasciculate or to some extent connate, the sporangia divergent at the apex.
From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by Morgan, A. P. (Andrew Price)
Recognized generally at sight by its color and fasciculate habit.
From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)
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