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hastate

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈhæsteɪt/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Shaped similarly to a halberd, with pointed lobes pointed outward from the base.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to a spear.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

(of a leaf shape) like a spear point, with flaring pointed lobes at the base

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spearhead-shaped

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: keihäs- — of or pertaining to a spear
  • Finnish: keihäsmäinen — of or pertaining to a spear
  • Finnish: keihästyvinen — botany, of leaves: with lobes pointing outward from base
  • French: hasté — botany, of leaves: with lobes pointing outward from base
  • Latin: hastatus — botany, of leaves: with lobes pointing outward from base