acicula

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal.

Word forms

acicula aciculas aciculae

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin acicula (“pin for a head-dress”)

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