aciculate

2 definitions found

aciculate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Aciculate \A*cic"u*late\, Aciculated \A*cic"u*la"ted\a. (Nat.
     Hist.)
     (a) Furnished with acicul[ae].
     (b) Acicular.
     (c) Marked with fine irregular streaks as if scratched by a
         needle. --Lindley.
         [1913 Webster]

aciculate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  aciculate
      adj 1: related to plants or animals or crystals having aciculae
             or needlelike parts