acerose

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
acerose
    adj 1: narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves [syn:
           {acerate}, {acerose}, {acicular}, {needle-shaped}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
       [1913 Webster]
    

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