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ACICULAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does acicular mean?
• ACICULAR (adjective)
The adjective ACICULAR has 1 sense:
1. narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves
Familiarity information: ACICULAR used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves
Synonyms:
acerate; acerose; acicular; needle-shaped
Similar:
simple; unsubdivided ((botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions)
Derivation:
acicula (a needlelike part or structure of a plant or animal or crystal; as a spine or bristle or crystal)
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