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fasciation
[ fash-ee-ey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of binding up or bandaging.
- the process of becoming fasciate.
- the resulting state.
- an abnormality in a plant, in which a stem enlarges into a flat, ribbonlike shape resembling several stems fused together.
fasciation
/ ˌfæʃɪˈeɪʃən /
noun
- botany an abnormal flattening of stems due to failure of the lateral branches to separate from the main stem
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Origin of fasciation1
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Example Sentences
In all, with the exception of the first-named, the fasciation occurred in the inflorescence.
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Adhesion of the inflorescence is necessarily a frequent accompaniment of fasciation and cohesion of the branches.
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Cohesion of the leaves frequently accompanies the union of the branches and fasciation as might have been anticipated.
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The list which is appended is intended to show those plants in which fasciation has been most frequently observed.
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Frequently also this condition is associated with fasciation, or, at least, with a distended or dilated state.
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