fastigiate

1. 1.

   having clusters of erect branches (often appearing to form a single column)

   Similarerect

   botany

Questions about fastigiate

What does fastigiate mean?

fastigiate means "having clusters of erect branches (often appearing to form a single column)".

How many syllables are in fastigiate?

fastigiate has 4 syllables: fa-sti-gi-ate. The stress falls on "sti".

Is fastigiate a common word?

fastigiate is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.