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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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