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单词 acerose
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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

acerous

adj (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 pointedacerose - 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


  • adj

Synonyms for acerose

adj narrow and long and pointed

Synonyms

  • acerate
  • acicular
  • needle-shaped

Related Words

  • unsubdivided
  • simple
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