Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
Entomology. a prominent bristle on the antenna of some dipterous insects.
a stiff bristle such as the awn of some grasses and cereals
a bristle-like appendage on the antennae of some insects
1685–95; < Latin: awn, beard or ear of grain; cf. arête
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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
Aristate, awned, i. e. furnished with an arista, like the beard of Barley, &c.,
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa
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 Salisbury, William
The fourth glume is hyaline, as long as the third glume, 2-fid at the tip, awnless with a very minute arista in the cleft or not, paleate with two stamens; palea narrow and hyaline.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.
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
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
Within months, Davis had set up his own label, Arista.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Davis left Arista in 2000 and formed J Records with backing from Arista parent Bertelsmann Music Group, scoring more hits with Alicia Keys, Maroon 5, Annie Lennox and Rod Stewart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
On the first or second day of his return march, the Mexican General, Arista, met General Taylor in front, and offered battle.
From The Life and Public Service of General Zachary Taylor: An Address by Barton, William Eleazar
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 gray/black body color and long/short aristae alleles will not occur.
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
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
The antennae are displaced downward and appressed and their bristle-like aristae are crumpled.
From A Critique of the Theory of Evolution by Morgan, Thomas Hunt
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