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; 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

Nigra, antennis fulvis, arista alba, thorace abdomineque argenteo-tomentosis, tarsis albido-testaceis, alis limpidis, venis pallidis.

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

Antennæ not reaching the epistoma; third joint linear, rather long, conical at the tip; arista somewhat pubescent.

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