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acerose
ac·er·ose A0049400 (ăs′ə-rōs′)adj. Needlelike, as the leaves of pine; acerate.
[New Latin acerōsus, incorrect use of Latin acerōsus, full of chaff (as if from acus, needle, or ācer, sharp), from acus, acer-, chaff; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]acerose (ˈæsəˌrəʊs; -ˌrəʊz) (ˈæsəˌrəs) or acerousadj (Botany) shaped like a needle, as pine leaves[C18: from Latin acerōsus full of chaff (erroneously used by Linnaeus as if derived from ācer sharp)]ac•er•ose (ˈæs əˌroʊs)
adj. needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine. [1775–85; misattribution of acer- to Latin acus needle, whose s. is acu- and not acer- (compare acute)] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  acerose - narrow and long and pointed; as pine leavesacerate, acicular, needle-shapedunsubdivided, simple - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions |
acerose
acerose (ăs′ə-rōs′)adj. Needlelike, as the leaves of pine; acerate.acerose
Synonyms for aceroseadj narrow and long and pointedSynonyms- acerate
- acicular
- needle-shaped
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