fastigiate

(noun, adjective)

adjective

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

Similar word(s): erect, upright, vertical

Sentences with fastigiate as an adjective:

- The branches of this species are fastigiate.

- This is a fastigiate variety.

- The grains are 3-colporate and fastigiate.

noun

1. (horticulture) A tree or shrub with erect, parallel branches.