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acerose(dictionary)

acerose (iou)



acerose adjective. E18.
[Latin acerosus, from acer-, acus chaff: see -OSE1. In sense 2 erron. referred to acus needle, or acer sharp.]
Chaffy. Only in Dicts. E18-L19.
Botany. Needle-shaped and rigid. Now rare. M18.