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hastate
[ has-teyt ]
/ ˈhæs teɪt /
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adjective Botany.
(of a leaf) triangular or shaped like an arrow, with two spreading lobes at the base.
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Origin of hastate
OTHER WORDS FROM hastate
has·tate·ly, adverbWords nearby hastate
hassock, hast, hasta la vista, hasta luego, hasta mañana, hastate, haste, Haste makes waste, hasten, Hastie, hastily
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British Dictionary definitions for hastate
hastate
/ (ˈhæsteɪt) /
adjective
(of a leaf) having a pointed tip and two outward-pointing lobes at the base
Word Origin for hastate
C18: from Latin hastātus with a spear, from hasta spear
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