<botany> Used to describe a plant part which is finely scored on the surface, as if scratched by a pin. ... (09 Oct 1997) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
aciculate, aciculated 1. Marked or striated with scratches or having such an appearance. 2. Shaped like a needle; acicular. 3. Furnished or clothed with aciculae; marked as with needle-scratches. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/17/