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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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Wikipedia
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Acicula are the chitinous support rods within parapodia found in the class Polychaeta .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
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n. One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal.
WordNet
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See aciculum [also: aciculae (pl)]