Acicula

·noun One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal.

← Achymous × Aciculae →

acicula
ăcĭcŭla, ae, f. [1. acus], a small pin for a head-dress , Cod. Theod. 3, 16, 1; Inscr. Grut. 100...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.