aristate
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Aristate — A*ris tate, a. [L. aristatus, fr. arista. See {Arista}.] 1. (Bot.) Having a pointed, beardlike process, as the glumes of wheat; awned. Gray. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Having a slender, sharp, or spinelike tip. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aristate — adj. [L. arista, awn] Having an arista; aristate antenna … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
aristate — adjective see arista … New Collegiate Dictionary
aristate — /euh ris tayt/, adj. 1. Bot. having aristae; awned. 2. Zool. tipped with a bristle. [1830 40; < LL aristatus awned. See ARISTA, ATE1] * * * … Universalium
aristate — a. (Bot.) Awned, bearded … New dictionary of synonyms
aristate — aris·tate … English syllables
aristate — /əˈrɪsteɪt/ (say uh ristayt) adjective 1. Botany having aristae; awned. 2. Zoology tipped with a thin spine. {Late Latin aristātus, from Latin arista awn} …
aristate — əˈriˌstāt, stə̇t adjective Etymology: Latin aristatus having beards of grain, from arista + atus ate biology : having a slender sharp or spinelike tip : having an arista … Useful english dictionary
Prunus grayana — Taxobox name = Prunus grayana image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Rosales familia = Rosaceae subfamilia = Prunoideae genus = Prunus subgenus = Cerasus sectio = Laurocerasus species = P.… … Wikipedia
Sharpness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Sharpness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 sharpness sharpness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 acuity acuity acumination Sgm: N 1 spinosity spinosity GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 point point spike … English dictionary for students