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Meaning of ACICULAR

Pronunciation:  u'sikyulur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves
 
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 Synonyms: acerate, acerose, needlelike, needle-shaped, pointed, simple, unsubdivided
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*cic"u*lar\, a.
Needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle, as some
leaves or crystals; also, having sharp points like needless.
{A*cic"u*lar*ly}, adv..
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. Resembling a needle (typically used to describe the leaf of a plant).
  2. In botany terminology, describes a plant part which is needle-shaped and stiff.
 

 

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