noun
- Plural of acicula; small, needle-like or bristle-like structures in plants or animals.
Usage: technical; biology; botany; zoology
Examples
- The aciculae on the leaf surface help reduce water loss in desert plants.
- Biologists examined the aciculae of the sea urchin under the microscope.
- The moss displayed tiny aciculae that gave it a needle-like appearance.
- These aciculae serve as a defense mechanism against herbivores.
- The specimen's aciculae were characteristic of the species.