Meaning & use
Fastigiate
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Of a plant or its branches, growing in a narrow, upright, columnar form with branches close to and nearly parallel to the main stem.
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The nursery specializes in fastigiate hornbeams perfect for narrow garden spaces.
A row of fastigiate poplars lined the driveway like green columns.
A note on using this word
Primarily a botanical and horticultural term, often seen in plant catalogs describing tree and shrub shapes.
Words with a similar meaning
columnarupright
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Words with an opposite meaning
spreading
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