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ACEROSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does acerose mean?
• ACEROSE (adjective)
The adjective ACEROSE has 1 sense:
1. narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves
Familiarity information: ACEROSE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves
Synonyms:
acerate; acerose; acicular; needle-shaped
Similar:
simple; unsubdivided ((botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions)
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