About The Word Acerose
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Acerose
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What's The Definition Of Acerose?
[adj] narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves
Synonyms | Synonyms for Acerose: acerate | acicular | needlelike | needle-shaped | pointed | simple | unsubdivided Related Terms | Find terms related to Acerose: See Also | Acerose In Webster's Dictionary \Ac"er*ose`\, a. [(a) L. acerosus chaffy, fr. acus, gen.
aceris, chaff; (b) as if fr. L. acus needle: cf. F.
ac['e]reux.] (Bot.)
(a) Having the nature of chaff; chaffy.
(b) Needle-shaped, having a sharp, rigid point, as the leaf
of the pine.
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