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 [as-er-uhs]  

ac·er·ous

1   [as-er-uhs]
adjective Botany.
acerose1.
Origin:
1840–50

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Acerous is always a great word to know.
So is gametophyte. Does it mean:
sexual form of a haploid plant in the alternation of generations
form of a diploid plant in the alternation of generations that produces asexual spores
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a·ce·rous

2   [ey-seer-uhs]
adjective Zoology.
1.
having no antennae.
2.
having no horns.
Origin:
< Greek akerós, equivalent to a- a-6 + -keros, adj. derivative of kéras horn; see -ous
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acerose or acerous (ˈæsəˌrəʊs, -ˌrəʊz)
 
—adj
shaped like a needle, as pine leaves
 
[C18: from Latin acerōsus full of chaff (erroneously used by Linnaeus as if derived from ācer sharp)]
 
acerous or acerous
 
—adj
 
[C18: from Latin acerōsus full of chaff (erroneously used by Linnaeus as if derived from ācer sharp)]

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