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achy |
achylia |
achylia gastrica |
achylous |
achymous |
acicula
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| aciculate
| aciculated
| aciculiform
| aciculite
acicula (root: aciculum)
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun acicula has 1 sense
- acicula(n = noun.object) - a needlelike part or structure of a plant or animal or crystal; as a spine or bristle or crystal; is a kind of part, piece
Derived form adjective acicular1
CIDE DICTIONARY
acicula, n. [L., a small needle, dimin. of acus needle.].
One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal. [1913 Webster]
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