Complete Definition of "acicula"

English

Etymology
Latin acicula

Noun
acicula (plural: aciculae)

  1. One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal.

Latin

Etymology
Diminutive of acus "needle".

Pronunciation
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Noun
acicula, Wiktionary Appendix:Latin first declension|-ae f

  1. a hairpin or hatpin

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