acicular

2 definitions found

acicular - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Acicular \A*cic"u*lar\, a.
     Needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle, as some
     leaves or crystals; also, having sharp points like needles.
     [1913 Webster] A*cic"u*lar*ly, adv..
     [1913 Webster] Aciculate

acicular - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  acicular
      adj 1: narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves [syn:
             acerate, acerose, acicular, needle-shaped]