acerate

acerate definition

ac·er·ate (as′ər āt′, -ər it)

adjective

Biol. needle-shaped

Etymology: L aceratus, needlelike < acus: see acerose

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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