adjective
- Having an awn or awn-like appendage; bristle-shaped or bearing a slender, pointed extension.
Usage: botanical; technical
Examples
- The aristate grains of barley are easily recognized by their long, hair-like awns.
- Botanists identified the plant by its aristate leaves and distinctive seed structure.
- The aristate florets of the grass species made it stand out in the field survey.
- Under the microscope, the aristate appendages were clearly visible on the seed coat.