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单词 acerose
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Definition of acerose in English:

acerose

adjective ˈasərəʊsˈasərəʊz
  • 1Full of or resembling chaff. rare.

  • 2Originally Botany. Needle-shaped and rigid, as the leaves of a pine tree; sharply pointed; acicular.

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in Nathan Bailey (d. 1742), lexicographer and schoolmaster. From classical Latin acerōsus full of or mixed with chaff from acer-, acus chaff + -ōsus.

Definition of acerose in US English:

acerose

adjective
  • 1Full of or resembling chaff. rare.

  • 2Originally Botany. Needle-shaped and rigid, as the leaves of a pine tree; sharply pointed; acicular.

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in Nathan Bailey (d. 1742), lexicographer and schoolmaster. From classical Latin acerōsus full of or mixed with chaff from acer-, acus chaff + -ōsus.

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