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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
• aristas
  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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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• aristate
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• aristae
  plural
• aristas
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of arista

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

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Example Sentences

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arista Arista aristae

The menu hews to Tuscany with dishes like ribollita, pappardelle with wild boar and Chianti sauce, bistecca alla fiorentina, arista pork loin, and cacciucco fish stew.

From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2021

If you find yourself longing for pasta fagioli, pappardelle in wild boar sauce, or arista -- Tuscany’s roasted pork loin scented with rosemary and garlic -- maybe it’s time to lay in some Chianti. 

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2015

It is distinguished by the square and thick spike, and having a very long arista or beard.

From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by William Salisbury

Antennæ small; third joint elongate-conical, not extending more than half the length to the epistoma; arista plumose.

From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various

Third joint of the antennæ long, arista bare; tarsi whitish; wings very slightly greyish, veins pale, of the usual structure; halteres white.

From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various

Arista Networks CEO Jayshree Ullal sells $34.4 million in company stock amid a rally that pushes shares to record highs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The total addressable market for networking should continue growing meaningfully, Daryanani said, and Arista Networks is expanding into scale-up networking at a time when its becoming more impactful to that market.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

Known for an unfailing ear for innovative music and an innate ability to navigate the shifting currents of popular music, Davis ruled Columbia, Arista and J Records.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

He left Arista in 2000 to form J Records and released Alicia Keys’ debut album, “Songs in A Minor,” which went multi-platinum, before BMG bought a majority stake in 2022.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

Taylor paid no attention to the demand, and, on the 24th, he received notice from General Arista, the successor of Ampudia, that hostilities were opened.

From The Middle Period 1817-1858 by John William Burgess

Recombination of the gray/black body color and long/short aristae alleles will not occur.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Recombination of the body color and red/ cinnabar eye alleles will occur more frequently than recombination of the alleles for wing length and aristae length.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Recombination of the body color and aristae length alleles will occur more frequently than recombination of red/ brown eye alleles and the aristae length alleles.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Recombination of the red/brown eye and long/ short aristae alleles will occur more frequently than recombination of the alleles for wing length and body color.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

The antennae are displaced downward and appressed and their bristle-like aristae are crumpled.

From A Critique of the Theory of Evolution by Thomas Hunt Morgan

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