fastigiate

• Adjectif désignant ce qui est oblique ou effilé vers une pointe, ou de forme conique ; en botanique, il qualifie des branches dressées et rapprochées les unes des autres.

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.

1. Having erect, clustered branchesC2formal

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

   fastigié

   • 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.

   Synonymescolumnarerectuprightvertical

   Antonymesdivaricatehorizontalspreading