A-ris'tate, a.
a. [Lat. aristatus, p. p. of aristare, from arista, q. v.] (Bot.) Having a pointed, beard-like process, as the glumes of wheat. Gray.
a. [Lat. aristatus, p. p. of aristare, from arista, q. v.] (Bot.) Having a pointed, beard-like process, as the glumes of wheat. Gray.