ACEROSE Definition & Meaning

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acerose

[ as-uh-rohs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Botany.

needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.

acerose

[ as-uh-rohs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

resembling chaff.
mixed with chaff.

acerose

/ ˈæsəˌrəʊs; -ˌrəʊz /

adjective

shaped like a needle, as pine leaves

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of acerose¹

1775–85; special sense of acerose ², by misattribution of acer- to Latin acus needle, whose stem is acu- and not acer- ( acute )

Origin of acerose²

1715–25; < Latin ��ō��ܲ�, equivalent to acer- (stem of acus ) chaff + -ō��ܲ� -ose ¹

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of acerose¹

C18: from Latin ��ō��ܲ� full of chaff (erroneously used by Linnaeus as if derived from �峦�� sharp)

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Acerose, needle-shaped, as the leaves of Pines.

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Acicular, needle-shaped; more slender than acerose.

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This avicularian process in most cases supports above a hollow process, which is sometimes closed and more or less elongated, constituting a conical or acerose spine, sometimes open above and assuming the form of a shallow cup or receptacle.

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