fasciation
Pronunciation: /fæsɪˈeɪʃən/
The English word “fasciation” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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.
Etymology
Borrowed from French fasciation.
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