-jēə̇t adjective
or fas·tig·i·at·ed -ēˌād.ə̇d
Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin fastigiatus, from Medieval Latin fastigiatus lofty, from Latin fastigium top, extremity + -atus -ate
: narrowing toward the top:
a. : having or consisting of more or less upright clustered branches
the lombardy poplar is fastigiate
the fastigiate cortex of the thallus of certain lichens
b. zoology : united into a conical bundle
• fas·tig·i·ate·ly -ēə̇tlē adverb