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fastigiateenUK
fas·tig·i·ate F0047700 (fă-stĭj′ē-ĭt) also fas·tig·i·at·ed (-ē-ā′tĭd)adj. Botany Having erect, clustered, almost parallel branches, as in the Lombardy poplar.
[Medieval Latin fastīgiātus, high, from Latin fastīgium, apex, height.]
fas·tig′i·ate·ly adv.fastigiate (fæˈstɪdʒɪɪt; -ˌeɪt) or fastigiatedadj1. (Botany) (of plants) having erect branches, often appearing to form a single column with the stem2. (Zoology) (of parts or organs) united in a tapering group[C17: from Medieval Latin fastīgiātus lofty, from Latin fastīgium height]fas•tig•i•ate (fæˈstɪdʒ i ɪt, -ˌeɪt) also fas•tig′i•at`ed,
adj. 1. rising to a pointed top. 2. Bot. erect and parallel, as branches. [1655–65; < Latin fastīgi(um) height, highest point + -ate1] fastigiate - Means "sloping up to a point."See also related terms for sloping.fastigiateA form of growth where the branches grow up vertically almost parallel to the main stem.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | fastigiate - having clusters of erect branches (often appearing to form a single column)phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plantserect, upright, vertical - upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright" |
fastigiateenUK
fastigiate[fa′stij·e·āt] (botany) Having erect branches that are close to the stem. Becoming narrower at the top. (zoology) Arranged in a conical bundle. fastigiateenUK
Words related to fastigiateadj having clusters of erect branches (often appearing to form a single column)Related Words- phytology
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