Hastate

Pronunciation key ( has′tāt )

has•tate

Hastate leaf

adj.

[L. hastatus < hasta, a spear].

1. Shaped like a spearhead as with some leaves.

References

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955

Firefly Encyclopedia of Trees, Edited by Steve Cafferty M.Sc. ©2005

Zoology Quest: Chart of Leaf Shapes