Aciculate
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Needle-shaped; acicular; aciculiform.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Furnished with aciculæ.
adjective.
Acicular.
adjective.
Marked with fine irregular streaks as if scratched by a needle.
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adjective.
Furnished with
aciculae
.
adjective.
acicular
adjective.
Marked with fine irregular streaks as if scratched by a needle.
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adjective.
related to plants or animals or crystals having aciculae or needlelike parts
Word Usage
"Abdomen aciculate as in the worker, but much more deeply strangulated between the first and second segments; the petiole rugose and clavate."
Equivalent
aciculated
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
acicular