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a·ris·ta (

-r

)

n. pl. a·ris·tae (-t

) or a·ris·tas

A bristlelike part or appendage, such as the awn of grains and grasses or the process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies.

[Latin, beard of grain, spike.]

a·ristate (-t

t) adj.

arista [əˈrɪstə]

n pl -tae [-tiː]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a stiff bristle such as the awn of some grasses and cereals

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a bristle-like appendage on the antennae of some insects

[from Latin: ear of corn, fishbone]

aristate adj

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Noun

arista - bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies

appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"

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