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Aristate

Aristate \A*ris"tate\, a. [L. aristatus, fr. arista. See Arista.]

  1. (Bot.) Having a pointed, beardlike process, as the glumes of wheat; awned.
    --Gray.

  2. (Zo["o]l.) Having a slender, sharp, or spinelike tip.

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aristate

a. 1 (context botany of leaves English) Having a long bristle at its apex. 2 (context botany English) Having a pointed, beard-like process, like those of the glumes of wheat; awned. 3 (context zoology English) Having a slender, sharp, or spiny tip.

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Aristate

Aristate means having a spiny or bristly tip and may refer to:

  • An antennae shape
  • A leaf shape