Associations to the word «Acicula»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

ACICULA, noun. A needlelike part or structure of a plant or animal or crystal; as a spine or bristle or crystal.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats