fastigiate
/fa-stij-ee-it, -eyt/US // fæˈstɪdʒ i ɪt, -ˌeɪt //UK // (fæˈstɪdʒɪɪt, -ˌeɪt) //
快捷,快捷的,快餐式,快餐式的
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : rising to a pointed top.
- : Zoology. joined together in a tapering adhering group.
- : Botany. erect and parallel, as branches.having such branches.
Examples
Fastigiate: flat-topped and of equal height: also applied to elytra that extend a little beyond the abdomen.
We are never surprised to find that an ordinary upright plant produces as a sport or mutation a pendulous, or fastigiate form.
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