Associations to the word «Hastate»

Wiktionary

HASTATE, adjective. Of, or pertaining to a spear.
HASTATE, adjective. (botany) (of leaves) Shaped similarly to a halberd, with pointed lobes pointed outward from the base.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

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