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A needle-like part or structure of a plant or animal or crystal
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acicula
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See aciculum [also: aciculae (pl)]
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Acicula \A*cic"u*la\, n.; pl. Acicul[ae] . [L., a small needle, dimin. of acus needle.] (Nat. Hist.) One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal.
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n. One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal.
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Acicula is a genus of very small land snails with an operculum , terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Aciculidae .