hastate

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hastate

/ˈhæsteɪt/

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Inherited from Middle English hastate, borrowed from Latin hastātus (“armed with a spear”), from hasta (“spear”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

adjective more hastate · most hastate

of leaves Shaped similarly to a halberd, with pointed lobes pointed outward from the base.
Of or pertaining to a spear.

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adj botany, of leaves: with lobes pointing outward from base

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@misc{hastate_2026,
  title = {hastate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hastate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}