Having a hastate shape; marked or characterized by a spear-like or arrow-like form.
Formed from 'hastate' with an added -ed suffix, functioning as an adjective to describe objects with hastate characteristics.
Creating 'hastated' from 'hastate' shows how technical vocabulary expands—scientists can now say a leaf is 'hastated' to emphasize its spear-like quality more strongly. It's botanical vocabulary getting even more precise through suffix manipulation.
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