fasciate

American  

[fash-ee-eyt, -ee-it] / ˈfæʃ iˌeɪt, -i ɪt /

Also fasciated

adjective

1. bound with a band, fillet, or bandage.

2. Botany. abnormally compressed into a band or bundle, as stems grown together.

3. Zoology.

   1. composed of bundles.

   2. bound together in a bundle.

   3. marked with a band or bands.

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fasciate British  

/ ˈfæʃɪˌeɪt /

adjective

1. botany

   1. (of stems and branches) abnormally flattened due to coalescence

   2. growing in a bundle

2. (of birds, insects, etc) marked by distinct bands of colour

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Other Word Forms

• fasciately adverb
• unfasciate adjective
• unfasciated adjective

Etymology

Origin of fasciate

First recorded in 1650–60; fasci(a) + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

The reddish variety, vinous or scarlet-black in color, is remarkably fasciate.

From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)

These fasciate forms generally shorter, or less erect.

From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)