acicular

English

Etymology

Latin acicula.

Adjective

acicular (not comparable)

Acicular leaf.

Anthodites at the Skyline Caverns in Virginia, US. The individual crystals of anthodites develop in an acicular form and often branch out as they grow.

1. Needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle.
2. Having sharp points like needles.
3. (botany) Of a leaf, slender and pointed, needle-like.

Derived terms

• acicularly

Translations

needle-shaped

• Bulgarian: игловиден (igloviden)
• Finnish: neulamainen (fi)

• Greek: βελονοειδής (el) m or f (velonoeidís)
• Portuguese: acicular (pt)

having sharp points

• Finnish: piikikäs (fi)

botany: needle-like

• Finnish: neulasmainen

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Portuguese

Adjective

acicular m or f (plural aciculares, comparable)

1. acicular (needle-shaped)

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Spanish

Adjective

acicular (plural aciculares)

1. acicular