hastate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) like a spear point, with flaring pointed lobes at the base
    spearhead-shaped.

WordNet

Has"tate, Has"ta*ted adjective (Also<
  • Hastate
  • Hastated
)
Etymology
L. hastatus, fr. hasta spear. Cf. Gad, n.
Definitions
  1. Shaped like the head of a halberd; triangular, with the basal angles or lobes spreading; as, a hastate leaf.

Webster 1913