acicular

English

adj
Definitions
  • Needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle.
  • Having sharp points like needles.
  • (botany) Of a leaf, slender and pointed, needle-like.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (sharp, pointed, edgy).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂eḱ-

Gloss

sharp, pointed, edgy

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

鋭

Emoji
🪒

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