barbellula

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• barbellula — bar·bel·lu·la …   English syllables

• barbellulate — adjective see barbellula * * * barbellulate, a. (bɑːˈbɛljʊleɪt) [f. mod.L. barbellula, dim. of barbella: see barbellate.] Furnished with barbellulæ or minute conical spines; specific epithet of the pappus in some Composite plants. in Craig …   Useful english dictionary