definition of the word acicula

Latin pin for a head-dress

acicula (plural aciculae)

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

Diminutive of acus (“‘needle’”)

• (Classical) IPA: /aˈki.ku.la/, SAMPA: /a"kikula/
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /aˈʧi.ku.la/, SAMPA: /a"tSikula/

acicula (genitive aciculae); f, first declension

1. a hairpin or hatpin

• acia
• acus

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