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acerose
1[ as-uh-rohs ]
/ ˈæs əˌroʊs /
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adjective Botany.
needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
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acerose2
[ as-uh-rohs ]
/ ˈæs əˌroʊs /
adjective
resembling chaff.
mixed with chaff.
Origin of acerose
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British Dictionary definitions for acerose
acerose
acerous
/ (ˈæsəˌrəʊs, -ˌrəʊz) /
adjective
shaped like a needle, as pine leaves
Word Origin for acerose
C18: from Latin acerōsus full of chaff (erroneously used by Linnaeus as if derived from ācer sharp)
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