aciculate

[ uh-sik-yuh-lit, -leyt ]

adjective

1. having aciculae.
2. marked as with needle scratches.
3. needle-shaped; acicular.

aciculate

/ əˈsɪkjʊlɪt; -ˌleɪt /

adjective

1. having aciculae
2. marked with or as if with needle scratches

Word History and Origins

Origin of aciculate¹

First recorded in 1830–40; acicul(a) + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Black, smooth, and shining, very delicately and indistinctly aciculate; the antennæ beneath and the tibiæ and femora obscurely ferruginous, the anterior and intermediate tibiæ brightest; the apex of the mandibles ferruginous.

From Project Gutenberg

Abdomen aciculate as in the worker, but much more deeply strangulated between the first and second segments; the petiole rugose and clavate.

From Project Gutenberg