Meaning of fasciation | Babel Free
fæsɪˈeɪʃənDefinitions
- The binding up of a limb, etc., with bandages.
- A bandage.
- The process or state of being fasciated.
- Abnormal growth in vascular plants in which the apical meristem (growing tip) becomes elongated perpendicularly to the direction of growth, thus producing flattened, ribbon-like, crested, or elaborately contorted tissue.
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Français
fasciation
Examples
“[…] able to break⟳ the fasciations and bands of death […]”
“These odd-looking shoots are not diseased but are the result⟳ of a fairly common condition known as "fasciation" that affects shoots on all sorts of plants quite randomly and for no apparent reason⟳, but presumed by plant⟳ experts to be the result⟳ of damage⟳ to buds just as the shoots were starting to form⟳. There is therefore nothing to be alarmed about and you should simply cut⟳ off the shoots that are unsightly. […] Fasciation can also affect⟳, with somewhat more visually catastrophic results, various spire-forming herbaceous plants such as delphiniums and hollyhocks.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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