2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Acerose \Ac"er*ose`\, a. [(a) L. acerosus chaffy, fr. acus, gen. aceris, chaff; (b) as if fr. L. acus needle: cf. F. ac['e]reux.] (Bot.) (a) Having the nature of chaff; chaffy. (b) Needle-shaped, having a sharp, rigid point, as the leaf of the pine. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: acerose adj : narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves [syn: {acerate}, {acicular}, {needle-shaped}]
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