arista
noun
a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
arista
1 American
[uh-ris-tuh]
/ əˈrɪs tə /
noun
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aristae,
plural
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aristas
plural
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Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
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Entomology. a prominent bristle on the antenna of some dipterous insects.
Arista
2
American
[ah-rees-tah]
/ ɑˈris tɑ /
noun
arista
British
/ əˈrɪstə /
noun
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a stiff bristle such as the awn of some grasses and cereals
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a bristle-like appendage on the antennae of some insects
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Etymology
Origin of arista
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
I have been told that the real title is "arishers," from "arista."
From Notes and Queries, Number 53, November 2, 1850 by Various
Antennæ tawny, arista white; thorax and abdomen with bright silvery tomentum; tarsi whitish testaceous; wings limpid, veins pale.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
Antennæ shorter than the breadth of the head; joints short, transverse; arista slender, filiform, longer than the preceding part, which is lanceolate.
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
Reitzes has a $275 price target for Arista shares, noting that Arista could be the biggest beneficiary under his coverage if Google’s spending numbers are higher than expected.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
He quickly founded Arista Records where his winning streak of mainstream hits continued.
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
By some accident provision was not made complete for Arista to make prompt crossing of the river, and that gave General Taylor time to reach his base, reinforce it, and draw sufficient supplies.
From From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America by James Longstreet
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
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
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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