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Webster 1913 Edition


Acerous

Ac′er-ous

,
Adj.
Same as
Acerose
.

Ac′er-ous

,
Adj.
[Gr. α priv. +
κέρασ
a horn.]
(Zool.)
(a)
Destitute of tentacles, as certain mollusks.
(b)
Without antennæ, as some insects.

Webster 1828 Edition


Acerous

AC'EROUS

,
Adj.
[L. acerosus, chaffy, from acus, chaff or a point.]
1.
In botany, chaffy; resembling chaff.
2.
An acerous or acerose leaf is one which is linear and permanent, in form of a needle, as in pine.