acicula

English Thesaurus

1. a needlelike part or structure of a plant or animal or crystal; as a spine or bristle or crystal (noun.object)

hypernym	:	part, piece,
definition	:	a portion of a natural object (noun.object)

derivation	:	acerate, acerose, acicular, needle-shaped,
definition	:	narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves (adj.all)

derivation	:	acerate, acerose, acicular, needle-shaped,
definition	:	narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves (adj.all)