[uh-ris-tuh] 
[-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. |
[ah-rees-tah] | Ma⋅ria⋅no [mah-ryah-naw] , 1802–55, Mexican general: president of Mexico 1851–53. |
| a·ris·ta (ə-rĭs'tə) n. pl. a·ris·tae (-tē) or a·ris·tas A bristlelike part or appendage, such as the awn of grains and grasses or the process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies. [Latin, beard of grain, spike.] a·ris'tate (-tāt) adj. |
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