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Definition of Acicula
1. Noun. A needlelike part or structure of a plant or animal or crystal; as a spine or bristle or crystal.
Definition of Acicula
1. n. One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal.
Definition of Acicula
1. Noun. One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Acicula
1. a needlelike part or process [n -LAE or -LAS] : ACICULAR [adj]
Medical Definition of Acicula
1. Origin: L, a small needle, dimin. Of acus needle. One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acicula
Literary usage of Acicula
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1858)
"By Gilbert S. French, Bolton/—From George Lawson, Ph. D. The following communications
were read:— I. On the Occurence in Scotland of the Achatina acicula. ..."
2. A Systematic Arrangement of British Plants: With an Easy Introduction to the by William Withering (1801)
"P. June. acicula'ris. C. Straw cylindrical, naked, bristle-shaped: spike egg-
shaped, 2-valved: seeds naked. E. lot, 74S-.F7. dan. Z'&l-H. ox. viii. ..."
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