arista

¹

[uh-ris-tuh]

noun

plural

aristae 

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.

Arista

²

[ah-rees-tah]

noun

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

arista

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• aristate adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of arista¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of arista¹

C17: from Latin: ear of corn, fishbone

Example Sentences

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

The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.

From Project Gutenberg

Aristate, awned, i. e. furnished with an arista, like the beard of Barley, &c.,

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

This roast is very popular in Italy, where they call it arista.

From Project Gutenberg