a·ris·ta

[uh-ris-tuh]
noun, plural a·ris·tae [uh-ris-tee] .
1.
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
2.
Entomology. a prominent bristle on the antenna of some dipterous insects.

Origin:
1685–95; < Latin: awn, beard or ear of grain; cf. arête

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A·ris·ta

[ah-rees-tah] .
noun
Ma·ria·no [mah-ryah-naw] , 1802–55, Mexican general: president of Mexico 1851–53.
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Arista is always a great word to know.
So is seedless vascular plant. Does it mean:
sexual form of a haploid plant in the alternation of generations
plants with true roots, stems and leaves dispersed by spores because they don't produce seeds
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arista (əˈrɪstə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -tae
1.  a stiff bristle such as the awn of some grasses and cereals
2.  a bristle-like appendage on the antennae of some insects
 
[C17: from Latin: ear of corn, fishbone]
 
a'ristate
 
adj

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