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hastate
has·tate
/
ˈhæs
teɪt
/
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has
-teyt
]
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adjective
Botany
.
(of a leaf) triangular or shaped like an arrow, with two spreading lobes at the base.
Origin:
1780–90;
<
Latin
hastātus
armed with a spear, equivalent to
hast
(
a
) spear +
-ātus
-ate
1
Related forms
has·tate·ly,
adverb
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hastate
(ˈhæsteɪt)
—
adj
(of a leaf) having a pointed tip and two outward-pointing lobes at the base
[C18: from Latin
hastātus
with a spear, from
hasta
spear]
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