arista
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
Entomology. a prominent bristle on the antenna of some dipterous insects.
Origin of arista
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Ma·ria·no [mah-ryah-naw], /mɑˈryɑ nɔ/, 1802–55, Mexican general: president of Mexico 1851–53.
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How to use arista in a sentence
The antennae are displaced downward and appressed and their bristle-like aristae are crumpled.
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British Dictionary definitions for arista
/ (əˈrɪstə) /
a stiff bristle such as the awn of some grasses and cereals
a bristle-like appendage on the antennae of some insects
Origin of arista
1Derived forms of arista
- aristate, adjective
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