HASTATE

hastate, spearhead-shaped

(adjective) (of a leaf shape) like a spear point, with flaring pointed lobes at the base

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

hastate (comparative more hastate, superlative most hastate)

Of or pertaining to a spear.

(botany, of leaves) Shaped similarly to a halberd, with pointed lobes pointed outward from the base.

Anagrams

• tatashe

Source: Wiktionary

Has"tate, Has"ta*ted, a. Etym: [L. hastatus, fr. hasta spear. Cf. Gad, n.]

Definition: Shaped like the head of a halberd; triangular, with the basal angles or lobes spreading; as, a hastate leaf.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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