English Explanatory Dictionary

fasciation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The binding up of a limb, etc., with bandages.
  2. A bandage.
  3. The process or state of being fasciated.
  4. 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.

Pronunciation

/fæsɪˈeɪʃən/

Word forms

fasciation fasciations

Etymology

Borrowed from French fasciation.

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