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Acerose

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(from Lat. acus, needle, or acer, sharp), needleshaped, a term used in botany (since Linnaeus) as descriptive of the leaves, e.g., of pines. From Lat. acus, chaff, comes also the distinct meaning of "mixed with chaff."

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Acerose'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/acerose.html. 1910.
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