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 [uh-sik-yuh-luh]  

a·cic·u·la

   [uh-sik-yuh-luh]
noun, plural -lae  [-lee] .
1.
a needlelike part; spine, bristle, or needlelike crystal.
2.
a plural of aciculum.
Origin:
1875–80; < Neo-Latin, Late Latin, alteration of acucula ornamental pin, equivalent to Latin acu-, stem of acus needle (compare acute) + -cula -cule1
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