fasciation

fasciation
\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈāshən\ noun (-s)
Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin fasciation-, fasciatio, from (assumed) New Latin fasciatus + Latin -ion-, -io -ion
: malformation (as in stems of plants) resulting from more or less disorganized tissue growth commonly manifested as enlargement and flattening and sometimes spiral curving as if several stems were fused and often accompanied by an abnormal number and arrangement of floral organs

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  • fasciation — [ fasjasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1829; du lat. fascia ♦ Bot. Disposition particulière de certaines structures végétales (branches, rameaux, pédoncules) qui s aplatissent au lieu de conserver leur forme cylindrique. Les fasciations des forsythias. ●… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Fasciation — Fas ci*a tion, n. The act or manner of binding up; bandage; also, the condition of being fasciated. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fasciation — [fash΄ē ā′shən] n. [Fr] 1. the condition of being fasciate 2. a binding up 3. Bot. an abnormal broadening, flattening, and clumping of plant stems, as in broccoli …   English World dictionary

  • Fasciation — Wyethia helianthoides or Mule s Ear Wildflower (on right) showing fasciation …   Wikipedia

  • Fasciation — Euphorbia cristée Euphorbia fasciée …   Wikipédia en Français

  • fasciation — noun Date: 1677 a malformation of plant stems commonly manifested as enlargement and flattening as if several stems were fused …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • fasciation — /fash ee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of binding up or bandaging. 2. the process of becoming fasciate. 3. the resulting state. 4. an abnormality in a plant, in which a stem enlarges into a flat, ribbonlike shape resembling several stems fused… …   Universalium

  • fasciation — noun /fæsɪˈeɪʃən/ a) The binding up of a limb etc. with bandages. b) The process or state of being fasciated …   Wiktionary

  • fasciation — (fa ssi a sion) s. f. Terme de botanique. Vice de conformation des branches d un arbre, des pédoncules et pétioles d une plante, qui s aplatissent et s étendent en forme de bande au lieu de conserver la forme cylindrique. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Lat.… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • fasciation — n. bandaging, ligation, binding …   English contemporary dictionary

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