hastate

[ has-teyt ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. (of a leaf ) triangular or shaped like an arrow, with two spreading lobes at the base.

hastate

/ ˈhæsteɪt /

adjective

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

Other Words From

• hastate·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of hastate¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hastate¹

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

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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Related Words

• trilateral