- Aculeolate
- Aculeolate \A*cu"le*o*late\, a. [L. aculeolus little needle.] (Bot.) Having small prickles or sharp points. --Gray. [1913 Webster]
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Aculeolate
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aculeolate — |akyə|lēələ̇t, ˌlāt adjective Etymology: Latin aculeolus small needle (diminutive of aculeus prickle, sting) + English ate : having very small prickles; specifically : having an aculeolus * * * aculeolate, a. Bot. (əˈkjuːlɪəʊlət) … Useful english dictionary
aculeolate — adjective Having small prickles or sharp points … Wiktionary
aculeolate — ac·u·le·o·late … English syllables
List of plant morphology terms — Biologists that study plant morphology use a number of different terms to describe plant organs and parts that can be observed with the human eye using no more than a hand held magnifying lens. These terms are used to identify and classify plants … Wikipedia
Glossary of plant morphology terms — Biologists that study plant morphology use a number of different terms to describe plant organs and parts that can be observed with the human eye using no more than a hand held magnifying lens. These terms are used to identify and classify plants … Wikipedia
bristly — Synonyms and related words: acanaceous, aculeolate, barbellate, brambly, briery, bristled, bristling, bushy, cirrose, fleecy, flocculent, furry, fuzzy, glochidiate, hairy, hirsute, hispid, lanate, matted, muricate, pilose, pricking, prickly,… … Moby Thesaurus
prickly — Synonyms and related words: acanaceous, acanthoid, aciculate, aculeate, aculeolate, agitable, allergic, anaphylactic, annoying, atingle, bad tempered, barbed, bothersome, brambly, briery, bristly, cantankerous, complex, complicated, contentious,… … Moby Thesaurus
stinging — Synonyms and related words: acanaceous, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, aculeolate, acute, afflictive, agonizing, asperous, astringent, atrocious, biting, bitter, brambly, briery, brisk, bristly,… … Moby Thesaurus
thorny — Synonyms and related words: Herculean, abstruse, acanaceous, acanthoid, aciculate, aculeolate, arduous, barbed, barbellate, brambly, briery, bristly, brutal, complex, complicated, controversial, critical, delicate, demanding, difficile, difficult … Moby Thesaurus
