"acicula" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: aciculas [plural], aciculae [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlə Etymology: Latin acicula (“pin for a head-dress”) Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|acicula||pin for a head-dress}} Latin acicula (“pin for a head-dress”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|aciculae}} acicula (plural aciculas or aciculae)
  1. One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal. Synonyms: acicle Translations (needlelike spine of some animals and plants): acícula [feminine] (Catalan), acicule [feminine] (French), acícula [feminine] (Portuguese)

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