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hastate
[ has-teyt ]
adjective
, Botany.
- (of a leaf ) triangular or shaped like an arrow, with two spreading lobes at the base.
hastate
/ ˈhæsteɪt /
adjective
- (of a leaf) having a pointed tip and two outward-pointing lobes at the base
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- hastate·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hastate1
C18: from Latin hastātus with a spear, from hasta spear
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Example Sentences
Hastate, or Hastile, shaped like a halberd; furnished with a spreading lobe on each side at the base, 53.
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Hastate, like the head of a halberd—applied to leaves which have a spreading lobe on each side of the base.
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Hastate: halbert-shaped: excavated at base and sides but with spreading lobes or angles.
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Radical leaves nine inches long, four inches wide, oval-hastate or halberd-shaped, growing on long footstalks.
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The hastate leaves are shapely, and the whole plant is charming when grown away from dust.
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