hastate

English

Etymology

From Middle English hastate, from Latin hastātus (“armed with a spear”), from hasta (“spear”) + -ātus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhæsteɪt/

Adjective

hastate (comparative more hastate, superlative most hastate)

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

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Latin

Adjective

hastāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of hastātus
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