aculeate adjective & noun.
[ǝ'kju:lɪǝt] M17.[Latin
aculeatus, from
aculeus dim. of
acus needle: see
-ATE2.]
A.
adjective.
1. a.
Zoology. Bearing a sting;
spec. designating hymenopterous insects of the section Aculeata, which comprises bees, ants, and wasps.
M17.b.
Botany. Sharply pointed; prickly; (of a leaf) edged with sharply pointed projections, like a saw.
M17.2.
fig. Pointed, incisive, stinging.
M17.B.
noun. An aculeate insect.
L19. ■ aculeated
[-eɪtɪd] adjective sharply pointed; armed with prickles; incisive:
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