fastigiate

An obsolete adjective describing something that is sloping or tapering to a point, or having a conical shape; also used in botany to describe branches that are erect and close together.

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1. Having erect, clustered branches C2 formal

   Describes a plant or tree that has branches growing upward in a tight, parallel cluster, often giving it a narrow, column-like shape.

   • The fastigiate oak stood tall and narrow in the garden.
   • Fastigiate trees are often used in formal landscaping for their upright habit.
   • The fastigiate branches of the cypress created a striking silhouette.

   🌐ذو أغصان منتصبة متكتلة

   المرادفات: columnarerectuprightvertical

   الأضداد: divaricatehorizontalspreading

• more fastigiate comparative form
• most fastigiate superlative form