acerate

ac·er·ate

 (ăs′ə-rāt′) also ac·er·at·ed (-rā′tĭd)

adj.

Acerose.

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[From Latin ācer, sharp; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]

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acerate

(ˈæsəˌreɪt; -rɪt)

adj

(Botany) another word for acerose

[C19: from Latin ācer sharp + -ate¹]

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

acerate - narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves acerose, acicular, needle-shaped unsubdivided, simple - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions

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