fasciation

[ fash-ee-ey-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

fasciation

/ ˌfæʃɪˈeɪʃən /

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

First recorded in 1640–50; fasciate + -ion

In all, with the exception of the first-named, the fasciation occurred in the inflorescence.

Adhesion of the inflorescence is necessarily a frequent accompaniment of fasciation and cohesion of the branches.

Cohesion of the leaves frequently accompanies the union of the branches and fasciation as might have been anticipated.

The list which is appended is intended to show those plants in which fasciation has been most frequently observed.

Frequently also this condition is associated with fasciation, or, at least, with a distended or dilated state.

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