Hastate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hastate \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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hastate
       adj : of a leaf shape; like a spear point, with flaring pointed
             lobes at the base [syn: {spearhead-shaped}]