aciculate

American  

[uh-sik-yuh-lit, -leyt] / əˈsɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

Also aciculated

adjective

1. having aciculae.

2. marked as with needle scratches.

3. needle-shaped; acicular.

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aciculate British  

/ əˈsɪkjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt /

adjective

1. having aciculae

2. marked with or as if with needle scratches

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Etymology

Origin of aciculate

First recorded in 1830–40; acicul(a) + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Black, smooth, and shining, very delicately and indistinctly aciculate; the antennæ beneath and the tibiæ and femora obscurely ferruginous, the anterior and intermediate tibiæ brightest; the apex of the mandibles ferruginous.

From Project Gutenberg

Abdomen aciculate as in the worker, but much more deeply strangulated between the first and second segments; the petiole rugose and clavate.

From Project Gutenberg