ăcĭcŭla, ae, f. [1. acus],
a small pin for a head-dress , Cod. Theod. 3, 16, 1; Inscr. Grut. 1004, 5.
·noun One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a ne...
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