aristate

English edit

Etymology edit

Latin aristatus, from arista. See arista.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /əˈɹɪsteɪt/, /əˈɹɪstət/

Adjective edit

aristate (not comparable)

(botany) Having a long bristle at its apex.
(botany) Having a pointed, beard-like process, like those of the glumes of wheat; awned^[1]
(zoology) Having a slender, sharp, or spiny tip.

Translations edit

having a long bristle at its apex

Finnish: otapäinen
French: aristé (fr)
Portuguese: aristado
Tagalog: simain

References edit

^ Asa Gray (1857) “[Glossary […].] Aristate.”, in First Lessons in Botany and Vegetable Physiology, […], New York, N.Y.: Ivison & Phinney and G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam & Co., […], →OCLC.

Anagrams edit

ariettas, artistæ

Latin edit

Adjective edit

aristāte

vocative masculine singular of aristātus

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