Aciculate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Aciculate is an adjective meaning Furnished with aciculae.
Meaning
Furnished with aciculae.
More Meanings
- acicular (needle-shaped)
- Marked with fine irregular streaks as if scratched by a needle.
Example Sentences
The chief points of difference between specimens of the two are that those of R. mutabilis are more setaceous, but less aciculate on the barren stems, the terminal leaflets are more frequently narrowed at the base, though occasionally they have the ovate form usual in the Plymouth plant.
Word Forms
- aciculated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include aciculated, monticulate, aduncous, uncinate, acetabulous, obtusangular.
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