fastigiate

• 过时的形容词，形容物体倾斜或向一点收窄，或呈圆锥形；在植物学中也用于描述直立且紧密排列的枝条。

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.

   具直立簇生枝的

   • 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.

   同义词columnarerectuprightvertical

   反义词divaricatehorizontalspreading