hastate
(of a leaf) triangular or shaped like an arrow, with two spreading lobes at the base.
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- has·tate·ly, adverb
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How to use hastate in a sentence
hastate, or Hastile, shaped like a halberd; furnished with a spreading lobe on each side at the base, 53.
The Elements of Botany | Asa Grayhastate, like the head of a halberd—applied to leaves which have a spreading lobe on each side of the base.
Seeds of Michigan Weeds | W. J. (William James) Bealhastate: halbert-shaped: excavated at base and sides but with spreading lobes or angles.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. SmithRadical leaves nine inches long, four inches wide, oval-hastate or halberd-shaped, growing on long footstalks.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America | Fearing BurrThe hastate leaves are shapely, and the whole plant is charming when grown away from dust.
The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits | Mary Elizabeth Parsons
British Dictionary definitions for hastate
/ (ˈhæsteɪt) /
(of a leaf) having a pointed tip and two outward-pointing lobes at the base
Origin of hastate
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