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a·ris·ta

(ə-rĭs′tə)

n. pl. a·ris·tae (-tē) 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·ris′tate (-tāt) adj.

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