What is "fasciate"

Fasciate \Fas"ci*ate\, Fasciated \Fas"ci*a`ted\, a. [L. fasciatus, p. p. of fasciare to envelop with bands, fr. fascia band. See Fasces.]

1. Bound with a fillet, sash, or bandage.

2. (Bot.)

   1. Banded or compacted together.

   2. Flattened and laterally widened, as are often the stems of the garden cockscomb.

3. (Zo["o]l.) Broadly banded with color.

1. 1 bind with a fillet, sash, or bandage. 2 (context botany English) Banded or compacted together. 3 (context botany English) Flattened and laterally widened. 4 (context zoology English) Broadly banded with colour. v

2. 1 To bind. 2 To apply fascia.