hastate
- adjective
- /ˈhæsteɪt/
- Specialized
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hastado
- The wildflower is easily identified by its hastate leaves, which resemble tiny spearheads.
Examples
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Some arrowhead plants display hastate foliage, with lobes extending outward from the base.
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Botanists noted the hastate shape of the lower leaves on the specimen.
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The hastate leaves are stunning.
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Look at that hastate leaf!
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The wildflower is easily identified by its hastate leaves, which resemble tiny spearheads.
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Some arrowhead plants display hastate foliage, with lobes extending outward from the base.
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Botanists noted the hastate shape of the lower leaves on the specimen.
Synonyms
Shaped like the head of a spear with a pointed tip and wide base
A leaf shaped like an arrowhead with two parts that point outward at the base
Shaped like a spearhead with a narrow point at the base
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
hastate = hasta + ate
A specialized botanical adjective built from a Latin combining form and the adjectival suffix '-ate'; the root is not a productive or familiar English word, so learners cannot reliably infer the meaning from common English components.
Etymology
Hastate comes from the Latin root hasta, which means 'spear'. So a hastate leaf is like a small spearhead, with two pointed parts at the base that spread outward, which is why botanists use the word for that shape.
