Acicula

Acicula (pl. Aciculae) [ Botany ]	Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names
Adjective: Aciculate - Aciculated - Acicular (Synonym: Needle-like)


	A slender, need-shaped or bristle-like part or structure, as applied to some kinds of foliage, bristles and to spines.

Acicular leaf [ Botany - Leaf-shape ]
Synonym: Needle-like leaf


	An acicular leaf is a leaf having the shape of a needle; slender, narrow and cylindrical, with a pungent point as in conifers and in onions

		An acicular leaf of a pine.

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