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Added 9 October 2026

acicular

/əˈsɪk.jə.lɚ/ adjective

Latin root: aciculāris Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about acicular at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin aciculāris.

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