hastate

  • 1Hastate — Has tate (h[a^]s t[asl]t), Hastated Has ta*ted (h[=a]s t[asl]*t[e^]d), a. [L. hastatus, fr. hasta spear. Cf. {Gad}, n.] Shaped like the head of a halberd; triangular, with the basal angles or lobes spreading; as, a hastate leaf. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2hastate — [has′tāt΄] adj. [L hastatus < hasta, a spear < IE base * g̑hasto a rod, shaft > YARD1] having a triangular shape like a spearhead, as some leaves …

    English World dictionary

  • 3hastate — adjective Etymology: New Latin hastatus, from Latin hasta spear more at yard Date: 1788 1. triangular with sharp basal lobes spreading away from the base of the petiole < hastate leaves > see leaf illustration 2. shaped like a spear or the head&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 4hastate-leaf-pondweed — ietinis sklidis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Skiaustmeninių šeimos daržovinis augalas (Monochoria hastata), paplitęs rytų ir pietų Azijoje, Australijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Monochoria hastata angl. arrow leaf monochoria; hastate leaf&#8230; …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 5hastate — spear shaped …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 6hastate — adj. [L. hasta, spear] 1. Triangular or spear shaped with the base diverging on each side into an acute lobe. 2. (PORIFERA) Pertaining to spicules of uniform diameter coming to an abrupt, sharp point …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 7hastate — hastately, adv. /has tayt/, adj. Bot. (of a leaf) triangular or shaped like an arrow, with two spreading lobes at the base. [1780 90; < L hastatus armed with a spear, equiv. to hast(a) spear + atus ATE1] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 8hastate — adjective /ˈhæsteɪt/ a) Of, or pertaining to a spear. b) Shaped similarly to a halberd, with pointed lobes pointed outward from the base …

    Wiktionary

  • 9hastate — spear shaped Shapes and Resemblance …

    Phrontistery dictionary

  • 10hastate — adj. in the shape of an arrowhead; of leaf shape (Botany) …

    English contemporary dictionary