HASTATELY

Etymology

Adverb

hastately (not comparable)

In a hastate manner.

Source: Wiktionary


HASTATE

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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SALTWORT

(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash


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