adj. Needlelike, as the leaves of pine; acerate. [New Latin acerōsus, incorrect use of Latin acerōsus, full of chaff (as if from acus, needle, or ācer, sharp), from acus, acer-, chaff; see ak- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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