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hastatus

hastatus

9.9
Shaped like a spearhead with a narrow point at the base
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : hastado
  • The botanist described the leaves as hastatus due to their pointed, spear-like bases.

Examples

  • In anatomical drawings, certain muscles are labeled as hastatus for their spearhead appearance.

  • The species name includes hastatus to indicate its distinctive spear-shaped leaves.

  • The hastatus leaves of the plant are very distinctive.

  • Look at that hastatus leaf shape!

  • The botanist described the leaves as hastatus due to their pointed, spear-like bases.

  • In anatomical drawings, certain muscles are labeled as hastatus for their spearhead appearance.

  • The species name includes hastatus to indicate its distinctive spear-shaped leaves.

Synonyms

spearhead-shaped
vshastatus
6.1

Shaped like the head of a spear with a pointed tip and wide base

is narrower and stresses a pointed base rather than general flaring lobes
hastate
vshastatus
  • Specialized
9.9

A leaf shaped like a spearhead with two pointed parts at the base

is broader, meaning a pointed shape that can be narrow rather than lobed

Surface Forms

hastatus positive

Etymology

Hastatus comes from the Latin hasta, meaning 'spear', and was used for shapes that look like a spearhead. So a hastatus leaf or body part is narrow and pointed at the base, like a small spear.