ACEROSE

acerate, acerose, acicular, needle-shaped

(adjective) narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

acerose (not comparable)

(botany) Having the nature of chaff; chaffy.

Etymology 2

Adjective

acerose (not comparable)

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

Source: Wiktionary


Ac"er*ose`, a. Etym: [(a) L. acerosus chaffy, fr. acus, gen. aceris, chaff; (b) as if fr. L. acus needle: cf. F. acéreux.] (Bot.) (a) Having the nature of chaff; chaffy. (b) Needle-shaped, having a sharp, rigid point, as the leaf of the pine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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