fasciation

[ fash-ee-ey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of binding up or bandaging.
2. the process of becoming fasciate.
3. the resulting state.
4. an abnormality in a plant, in which a stem enlarges into a flat, ribbonlike shape resembling several stems fused together.

fasciation

/ ˌfæʃɪˈeɪʃən /

noun

1. botany an abnormal flattening of stems due to failure of the lateral branches to separate from the main stem

Word History and Origins

Origin of fasciation¹

First recorded in 1640–50; fasciate + -ion

Example Sentences

Its stems are curiously inclined, by a benign malformation known as fasciation, to twist and flatten into a fantail shape.

From Seattle Times

“The strangest thing about that night – this was the best thing ever,” Clifford said, describing the businessman’s fasciation with a special about a shipwreck.

From The Guardian

Sanders evinces a similar fasciation with surfaces throughout “Ghost in the Shell,” whether they’re grimy, gleaming, glistening or dissolving into an enigmatic haze of pixels.

From Washington Post

Cullen has retained a fasciation with the vestibular system because of its elegant simplicity.

From Scientific American

Open – with all the frustration and fasciation it brings, was on.

From Washington Post