aristate

[ uh-ris-teyt ]

adjective

1. Botany. having aristae; awned.
2. Zoology. tipped with a bristle.

Word History and Origins

Origin of aristate¹

First recorded in 1830–40, aristate is from the Late Latin word aristātus awned. See arista, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Stamens 4, the anthers mucronate or sometimes aristate at base.

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Aristate, awned, i. e. furnished with an arista, like the beard of Barley, &c.,

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Aristate, Awn-pointed, and Bristle-pointed, are terms used when this mucronate point is extended into a longer bristle-form or slender appendage.

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Scales of the conelet mucronate or aristate.

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The first glume is the shortest, ovate, acuminate, aristate or cuspidate, hyaline, glabrous and 3-nerved.

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