acicular
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It can readily be recognised by its acicular, needle-like leaves, and more particularly by its peculiarly shaped seed vessel, which resembles the pattern on an old-fashioned Indian shawl.
From Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students by J. C. F. (Joseph Colin Frances) Johnson
In this disease cartilage, ligaments, and tendons, bone-marrow, muscle, the endocardium and aorta, the membranes of the brain and spinal cord, the skin and kidneys, may contain deposits of acicular crystals and amorphous granules.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
One, named Einerguendi by Brown, consisted of compact felspar, coloured green by chlorite, with grains of quartz and acicular crystals of felspar.
From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 by Thomas Mitchell
Sagenite, sāj′en-īt, n. acicular crystals of rutile occurring in reticulated forms embedded in quartz.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Palpi very slightly curved; second joint brown on the outer side; third acicular, a little shorter than the second.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
