Arista

¹ American  

[ah-rees-tah] / ɑˈris tɑ /

noun

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

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arista ² 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 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

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.

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