Acerose Definition
ăsə-rōs
adjective
Shaped like a needle; having a sharp, stiff point.
Webster's New World
Like chaff.
Webster's New World
Mixed with chaff.
Webster's New World
Needlelike, as the leaves of pine; acerate.
American Heritage Medicine
(botany) Having the nature of chaff; chaffy.
Wiktionary
Origin of Acerose
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New Latin acerōsus incorrect use of Latin acerōsus full of chaff (as if from acus needle) (or ācer sharp) from acus acer- chaff ak- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Latin acerosus chaffy, from acus, (genitive aceris), chaff
From Wiktionary
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As if from Latin acus needle: compare French acéreux
From Wiktionary
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