- acerose
- 1. a бот. игольчатый
acerose leaf — хвоя, игла хвойных
2. a подобный мякине3. a смешанный с мякиной
English-Russian base dictionary . 2014.
acerose leaf — хвоя, игла хвойных
English-Russian base dictionary . 2014.
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acerose — acerose1 [as′ər ōs΄] adj. [< L acus (gen. aceris), a needle < IE base * ak̑ (see ACID); form infl. by ACEROSE2] Bot. shaped like a needle; having a sharp, stiff point acerose2 [as′ər ōs΄] adj. [L acerosus, full of chaff < acus (gen.… … English World dictionary
acerose — adj. [L. acer, sharp] Having a sharp, rigid point; acerate; acicular … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
acerose — acerose1 /as euh rohs /, adj. Bot. needle shaped, as the leaves of the pine. Also, acerate, acerous. [1775 85; special sense of ACEROSE2, by misattribution of acer to L acus needle, whose s. is acu and not acer (cf. ACUTE)] acerose2 … Universalium
acerose — adjective /ˈæs.əˌɹoʊs,ˈæs.əˌɹoʊz/ a) Having the nature of chaff; chaffy. b) needle shaped, having a sharp, rigid point, as the leaf of the pine … Wiktionary
acerose — ac·er·ose … English syllables
acerose — ac•er•ose [[t]ˈæs əˌroʊs[/t]] adj. bot needle shaped, as the leaves of the pine • Etymology: 1775–85; misattribution of acer to L acus needle, whose s. is acu and not acer (cf. acute) … From formal English to slang
acerose — /ˈæsəroʊs/ (say asuhrohs) adjective needle shaped, as the leaves of the pine. Also, acerous /ˈæsərəs/ (say asuhruhs). {Latin acerōsus, from acus chaff, but confused with acus needle} …
acerose — , acerate a. like a needle … Dictionary of difficult words
acerose — adjective narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves • Syn: ↑acerate, ↑acicular, ↑needle shaped • Similar to: ↑simple, ↑unsubdivided • Derivationally related forms: ↑acicula … Useful english dictionary
ac|er|ate — «AS uhr iht, uh rayt», adjective. = acerose. (Cf. ↑acerose) … Useful english dictionary