Meaning of aciculate in English
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Pronunciation
/əˈsɪkjʊleɪt/US accent
UK accent
Qualitative Adjective
aciculateEtymology
mid 19th century; earliest use found in William Macgillivray (1796–1852), ornithologist and natural historian. From acicula + -ate, originally after French aciculéDefinitions
1. related to plants or animals or crystals having aciculae or needle-like parts