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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: acerose adj : narrow and long; as pine leaves [syn: {acerate}, {acicular}, {needle-shaped}]
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