FASTIGIATE


Meaning of FASTIGIATE in English

-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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.