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aciculate, a. Nat. Hist.|əˈsɪkjʊlət| [ad. mod.L. aciculāt-us, f. acicula: cf. caudat-us f. cauda, and see -ate2.] prop. Furnished or clothed with aciculæ; marked as with needle-scratches; improperly = acicular.
1836Penny Cycl. V. 251 Aciculate, needle-shaped. 1870Hooker Stud. Flora 121 Calyx-tube densely aciculate. |