Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aciculate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aci-c-u-late
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Furnished with aciculae.

adj

acicular (needle-shaped)

adj

Marked with fine irregular streaks as if scratched by a needle.

Example Sentences

"The chief points of difference between specimens of the two are that those of R. mutabilis are more setaceous, but less aciculate on the barren stems, the terminal leaflets are more frequently narrowed at the base, though occasionally they have the ovate form usual in the Plymouth plant."

Inflected Forms

more aciculate (comparative) most aciculate (superlative) aciculated (alternative)

Rhymes With

articulate particulate matriculate reticulate geniculate denticulate paniculate fasciculate vermiculate orbiculate auriculate apiculate

Questions

What does aciculate mean?: Furnished with aciculae.

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