aristate

[ uh-ris-teyt ]

/ əˈrɪs teɪt /

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adjective

Botany. having aristae; awned.

Zoology. tipped with a bristle.

RELATED WORDS

echinate, spiny, barbellate, chaetophorous, hispid, setaceous, setal, setiferous, setose

Nearby words

aristaeus, aristarch, aristarchus, aristarchus of samos, aristarchus of samothrace, aristate, aristide, aristides, aristippus, aristo, aristo-

Origin of aristate

First recorded in 1830–40, aristate is from the Late Latin word aristātus awned. See arista, -ate¹

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