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arista
1[uh-ris-tuh]
noun
plural
aristaeBotany.a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
Entomology.a prominent bristle on the antenna of some dipterous insects.
Arista
2[ah-rees-tah]
noun
Mariano 1802–55, Mexican general: president of Mexico 1851–53.
arista
/ əˈɪə /
noun
a stiff bristle such as the awn of some grasses and cereals
a bristle-like appendage on the antennae of some insects
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˈٲٱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of arista1
Example Sentences
If you find yourself longing for pasta fagioli, pappardelle in wild boar sauce, or arista -- Tuscany’s roasted pork loin scented with rosemary and garlic -- maybe it’s time to lay in some Chianti.
The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.
Aristate, awned, i. e. furnished with an arista, like the beard of Barley, &c.,
The antennae are displaced downward and appressed and their bristle-like aristae are crumpled.
This roast is very popular in Italy, where they call it arista.
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