HASTATE


Meaning of HASTATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhas-ˌtāt ]

adjective

Etymology: New Latin hastatus, from Latin hasta spear — more at yard

Date: 1788

1. : triangular with sharp basal lobes spreading away from the base of the petiole

hastate leaves

— see leaf illustration

2. : shaped like a spear or the head of a spear

a hastate spot of a bird

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.