hastate

[ has-teyt ]
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adjectiveBotany.
  1. (of a leaf) triangular or shaped like an arrow, with two spreading lobes at the base.

Origin of hastate

1
1780–90; <Latin hastātus armed with a spear, equivalent to hast(a) spear + -ātus-ate1

Other words from hastate

  • has·tate·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for hastate

hastate

/ (ˈhæsteɪt) /


adjective
  1. (of a leaf) having a pointed tip and two outward-pointing lobes at the base

Origin of hastate

1
C18: from Latin hastātus with a spear, from hasta spear

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