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Needlelike
Answer for the clue "Needlelike ", 7 letters:
acerose
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves [syn: acerate , acicular , needle-shaped ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Acerose \Ac"er*ose`\, a. [ L. acerosus chaffy, fr. acus, gen. aceris, chaff; as if fr. L. acus needle: cf. F. ac['e]reux.] (Bot.) Having the nature of chaff; chaffy. Needle-shaped, having a sharp, rigid point, as the leaf of the pine.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 a. (context botany English) Having the nature of chaff; chaffy. Etymology 2 a. (context botany English) needle-shaped, having a sharp, rigid point, as the leaf of the pine.