View synonyms for hastate

hastate

[ has-teyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Botany.

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

hastate

/ ˈhæsteɪt /

Origin of hastate¹

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

Origin of hastate¹

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

Hastate, or Hastile, shaped like a halberd; furnished with a spreading lobe on each side at the base, 53.

Hastate, like the head of a halberd—applied to leaves which have a spreading lobe on each side of the base.

Hastate: halbert-shaped: excavated at base and sides but with spreading lobes or angles.

Radical leaves nine inches long, four inches wide, oval-hastate or halberd-shaped, growing on long footstalks.

The hastate leaves are shapely, and the whole plant is charming when grown away from dust.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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