hastate

has·tate

[has-teyt]
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 -ate1

has·tate·ly, adverb
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To hastate
Collins
World English Dictionary
hastate (ˈhæsteɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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]

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Hastate is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT