fastigiate

fas·tig·i·ate  (f-stj-t) also fas·tig·i·at·ed (--td)

adj. Botany

Having erect and almost parallel branches tapering toward the top, as in the Lombardy poplar.

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[Medieval Latin fastgitus, high, from Latin fastgium, apex, height.]

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fas·tigi·ate·ly adv.

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fastigiate [fæˈstɪdʒɪɪt -ˌeɪt], fastigiated

adj Biology

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of plants) having erect branches, often appearing to form a single column with the stem

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of parts or organs) united in a tapering group

[from Medieval Latin fastīgiātus lofty, from Latin fastīgium height]

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fastigiate - Means "sloping up to a point."

See also related terms for sloping.

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Adj.

1.

fastigiate - having clusters of erect branches (often appearing to form a single column) phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants erect, upright, vertical - upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright"