ARISTA


Meaning of ARISTA in English

/euh ris"teuh/ , n. , pl. aristae /-tee/ .

1. Bot. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.

2. Entomol. a prominent bristle on the antenna of some dipterous insects.

[ 1685-95; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .