ARISTATE

Etymology

Adjective

aristate (not comparable)

(botany) Having a long bristle at its apex.

(botany) Having a pointed, beard-like process, like those of the glumes of wheat; awned.

(zoology) Having a slender, sharp, or spiny tip.

Anagrams

• ariettas, artistæ

Source: Wiktionary


A*ris"tate, a. Etym: [L. aristatus, fr. arista. See Arista.]

1. (Bot.)

Definition: Having a pointed, beardlike process, as the glumes of wheat; awned. Gray.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Having a slender, sharp, or spinelike tip.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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