FASTIGIATE, FASTIGIATED
\fˈastɪd͡ʒˌɪət], \fˈastɪdʒˌɪət], \f_ˈa_s_t_ɪ_dʒ_ˌɪ__ə_t]\
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Narrowed to the top; roofed; "That noted hill, the top whereof is fastigiate like a sugar-loaf."-Ray; in bot. tapering to a narrow point like a pyramid; as, a plant is said to be fastigiated when the branches become gradually shorter from the base to the apex, as the Lombardy poplar.
By Daniel Lyons
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