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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

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.

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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

• aristate adjective

Etymology

Origin of arista

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

Example Sentences

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

Antennæ short; third joint round; arista apical, slender, setiform.

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

Setarious aristate: the dipterous antenna when the arista is simple.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Antennæ brevissimæ; articulus tertius rotundus; arista apicalis, gracilis, setiformis.

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