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• arista
  arista

  noun

  a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
• Arista
  Arista

  noun

  Mariano 1802–55, Mexican general: president of Mexico 1851–53.

arista

¹ American  

[uh-ris-tuh] / əˈrɪs tə /

noun

aristae plural

1. Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.

2. Entomology. a prominent bristle on the antenna of some dipterous insects.

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Arista ² American  

[ah-rees-tah] / ɑˈris tɑ /

noun

1. Mariano 1802–55, Mexican general: president of Mexico 1851–53.

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arista British  

/ əˈrɪstə /

noun

1. a stiff bristle such as the awn of some grasses and cereals

2. a bristle-like appendage on the antennae of some insects

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Derived Forms

• aristate
  adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

• aristae
  plural

Etymology

Origin of arista

1685–95; < Latin: awn, beard or ear of grain; cf. arête