View synonyms for acerose

acerose

[ as-uh-rohs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Botany.

acerose

[ as-uh-rohs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

acerose

/ -ˌrəʊz; ˈæsəˌrəʊs /

Origin of acerose¹

1775–85; special sense of acerose ², by misattribution of acer- to Latin acus needle, whose stem is acu- and not acer- ( acute )

Origin of acerose²

1715–25; < Latin acerōsus, equivalent to acer- (stem of acus ) chaff + -ōsus -ose ¹

Origin of acerose¹

C18: from Latin acerōsus full of chaff (erroneously used by Linnaeus as if derived from ācer sharp)

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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