Fastigiate

Word FASTIGIATE
Character 10
Hyphenation fas tig i ate
Pronunciations /fæˈstɪdʒ.i.ɪt/

Definitions and meanings of "Fastigiate"

What do we mean by fastigiate?

Having erect, clustered, almost parallel branches, as in the Lombardy poplar. adjective

Pointed; rising up to a point; narrowed to the top, as a sloping roof; sloping upward to a summit, point, or edge.

Specifically—2. In botany, having the branches parallel and erect, as in the Lombardy poplar.

3. In zoology, tapering regularly to a more or less acute apex.

Narrowing towards the top. adjective

Clustered, parallel, and upright, as the branches of the Lombardy poplar; pointed. adjective

United into a conical bundle, or into a bundle with an enlarged head, like a sheaf of wheat. adjective

Erect and parallel adjective

Having closely-bunched erect parallel branches adjective

Characterized by a fastigium, a cavity separating the intexine from the sexine near the endoaperture of a colporate pollen grain. adjective

Tapering to a point adjective

A tree or shrub with erect, parallel branches. noun

Having clusters of erect branches (often appearing to form a single column) adjective

A tree or shrub with erect, parallel branches.

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The word "fastigiate" in example sentences

The opposite change occurs in what are termed fastigiate varieties, where the branches, in place of assuming more or less of a horizontal direction, become erect and nearly parallel with the main stem as in the ❋ Maxwell T. Masters (N/A)

More recently interest has centred on the fastigiate form (ssp. cupressiformis). ❋ Unknown (1996)

= -- The leaves partake more or less of the altered direction of the axis, as in fastigiate elms, but this is not universally the case, for though the stem is bent downwards the leaves may be placed in the opposite direction; thus in some specimens of ❋ Maxwell T. Masters (N/A)

-- In this variety the branches are more ascending and the habit altogether more erect; indeed, among the hornbeams this is a counterpart of the fastigiate varieties of the common oak. ❋ Various (N/A)

They are ordinarily called pyramidal or fastigiate forms, and as far as their history goes, they arise suddenly in large sowings of the normal species. ❋ Hugo De Vries (1891)

Both weeping and fastigiate characters are therefore to be regarded as steps in a negative direction, and it is highly important that even such marked departures occur without transitions or intermediate forms. ❋ Hugo De Vries (1891)

The fastigiate trees and shrubs are a counterpart of the weeping forms. ❋ Hugo De Vries (1891)

It is often called the pyramidal or fastigiate poplar. ❋ Hugo De Vries (1891)

_Taxus_ has a fastigiate form which is much valued because of its ascending branches and pyramidal habit. ❋ Hugo De Vries (1891)

Among trees the pendulous or weeping, and the broomlike or fastigiate forms are very marked varieties, which occur in species belonging to quite different orders. ❋ Hugo De Vries (1891)

Beyond that there were many and large limbs; which, diverging only slightly, and in a fastigiate manner, carried the tree nearly as much higher. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

Rosemary's spiky sprawl, or fastigiate pyramids like 'Miss Jessopp's Upright' offer drama in the herb garden; sage, in all its multitudinous colourways I love the lime-coloured golden varieties is a boon in any bed; thyme will creep its flavoursome way into even the most unwelcoming of spots and bay will grow into a hugely productive tree. ❋ Unknown (2011)

And while there is less danger of root spread with fastigiate and columnar trees, the roots will still extend further than the crown. ❋ Unknown (2010)

M. de Selys-Longchamps has described a similar occurrence in another species of Poplar (_P. virginiana_ Desf.), and amongst a number of seedling plants fastigiate varieties may frequently be found, which may be perpetuated by cuttings or grafts, or sometimes even by seed; hence the origin of fastigiate varieties of elms, oaks, thorns, chestnuts, and other plants which may be met with in the nurseries. ❋ Maxwell T. Masters (N/A)

Nevertheless many of the fastigiate varieties seen in gardens have originated in this country by variation of seeds or buds. " ❋ Maxwell T. Masters (N/A)

Climate appears sometimes to have some influence on the direction of branches, thus Dr. Falconer, as quoted by Darwin, [211] relates that in the hotter parts of India "the English Ribston-pippin apple, a Himalayan oak, a Prunus and a Pyrus all assume a fastigiate or pyramidal habit, and this fact is the more interesting as a Chinese tropical species of ❋ Maxwell T. Masters (N/A)

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