Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for A-RIST'A
A-RIST'A, n. [L.]
In botany, awn, the long pointed beard which issues from the husk, or scaly flower-cup of the grasses, called the glume. – Milne.
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A-RIST'A, n. [L.]
In botany, awn, the long pointed beard which issues from the husk, or scaly flower-cup of the grasses, called the glume. – Milne.
Return to page 176 of the letter “A”.