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acerose

/ˈæs.əˌɹoʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ac-er-ose
IPA
/ˈæs.əˌɹoʊs/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the nature of chaff; chaffy.

adj

needle-shaped, having a sharp, rigid point, as the leaf of the pine.

Etymology

From Latin acerōsus (“chaffy”), aceris + -ōsus, from root of acus (“chaff”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Synonyms

acerate acicular needle-shaped

Questions

How do you pronounce acerose?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæs.əˌɹoʊs/.
What does acerose mean?
Having the nature of chaff; chaffy.
Where does acerose come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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