acerose

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English [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈæs.əˌɹoʊs/, /ˈæs.əˌɹoʊz/
  • Hyphenation: ac‧er‧ose

Etymology 1 [edit]

Latin acerosus chaffy, from acus, (genitive aceris), chaff

Adjective [edit]

acerose (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Having the nature of chaff; chaffy.

Etymology 2 [edit]

As if from Latin acus needle: compare French acéreux

Adjective [edit]

acerose (not comparable)

  1. (botany) needle-shaped, having a sharp, rigid point, as the leaf of the pine.

Latin [edit]

Adjective [edit]

acerōse

  1. vocative masculine singular of acerōsus
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