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Webster 1913 Edition
Acerose
Ac′er-oseˊ
,Adj.
[(a) L.
acerosus
chaffy, fr. acus
, gen. aceris
, chaff; (b) as if fr. L. acus
needle: cf. F. acéreux
.] (Bot.)
(a)
Having the nature of chaff; chaffy.
(b)
Needle-shaped, having a sharp, rigid point, as the leaf of the pine.
Definition 2024
acerose
acerose
English
Adjective
acerose (not comparable)
- (botany) Having the nature of chaff; chaffy.
Etymology 2
As if from Latin acus needle: compare French acéreux
Adjective
acerose (not comparable)
- (botany) needle-shaped, having a sharp, rigid point, as the leaf of the pine.
Translations
having a sharp, rigid point
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