Crossword clues for acerose
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Acerose
Acerose \Ac"er*ose`\, a. [
L. acerosus chaffy, fr. acus, gen. aceris, chaff;
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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
acerose
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.
WordNet
acerose
adj. narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves [syn: acerate, acicular, needle-shaped]