Definition of acerose

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acerose
needles of the white pine

ac·er·ose

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ADJECTIVE:

Needlelike, as the leaves of pine; acerate.

ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin acersus, incorrect use of Latin acersus, full of chaff (as if from acus, needle, or cer, sharp), from acus, acer-, chaff; see ak- in Indo-European roots

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