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• plural of aciculum.

acicula

American  

[uh-sik-yuh-luh] / əˈsɪk yə lə /

noun

aciculae plural

1. a needlelike part; spine, bristle, or needlelike crystal.

2. a plural of aciculum.

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acicula British  

/ əˈsɪkjʊlə /

noun

1. a needle-shaped part, such as a spine, prickle, or crystal

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• acicular
  adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

• aciculae
  plural

Etymology

Origin of acicula

1875–80; < New Latin, Late Latin, alteration of acucula ornamental pin, equivalent to Latin acu-, stem of acus needle ( cf. acute) + -cula -cule ¹

Example Sentences

The banks of Aripo are not the only localities, nor is the acicula the only mollusc, by which pearls are furnished.

From Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon by Tennent, James Emerson, Sir

LL. acucula for acicula, dim. of L. acus needle, pin?: cf.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

Mycena acicula differs in yellow gills and rooting stem.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George