OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 46498

arista

/əˈɹɪstə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
arista • raspa
One of the fibrils found on grains or fishes.
A very distinct species. Habit of Brachystephium scapigerum D. C.: but that ought to have no aristae to the achenium: here the awns are very stout in proportion to the size of the…
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