fasciated

Variant of fasciate

adjective

  1. bound with a band or fillet
  2. Bot.
    1. abnormally enlarged and flattened, as some plant stems
    2. growing in a fascicle
  3. Zool. marked by broad, colored bands

Origin: L fasciatus, pp. of fasciare, to swathe, wrap with bands < fascia: see fascia

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