fasciation

[ fash-ee-ey-shuhn ]

noun

the act of binding up or bandaging.
the process of becoming fasciate.

the resulting state.
an abnormality in a plant, in which a stem enlarges into a flat, ribbonlike shape resembling several stems fused together.

Origin of fasciation

First recorded in 1640–50; fasciate + -ion

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How to use fasciation in a sentence

Fasciations appear to depend on excessive nutrition in rich soils.
Disease in Plants | H. Marshall Ward
Mutilations, favouring the development of abnormal buds may also induce fasciations.
Disease in Plants | H. Marshall Ward

British Dictionary definitions for fasciation

fasciation

/ (ˌfæʃɪˈeɪʃən) /

noun

botany an abnormal flattening of stems due to failure of the lateral branches to separate from the main stem

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