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单词 fastigiation
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fastigiationn.

Brit. /faˌstɪdʒɪˈeɪʃn/, U.S. /fæˌstɪdʒiˈeɪʃən/, /fəˌstɪdʒiˈeɪʃən/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin fastigiatus , -ion suffix1.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin and scientific Latin fastigiatus fastigiate adj. + -ion suffix1. Compare fastigiate v.
Chiefly Botany.
Originally: the action or process of making something tapered to a point. In later use spec.: the tendency of a plant or part of a plant to grow in an upright narrow manner.Cf. fastigiate adj. 1c.
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1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words (Errata) sig. Ss For Fastigation r. Fastigiation.
1896 Jrnl. Linn. Soc.: Bot. 31 330 It would appear..that the fastigiation is a variation from the normal spreading type.
1991 B. Verdcourt & D. M. Bridson Flora Trop. E. Afr., Rubiaceae III. 824 Narrow velvety leaves in whorls of 3 or sometimes apparently more due to fastigiation on very abbreviated shoots.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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