acerose

1. 1.

   narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves

   Synonymsacerateacicularneedle-shaped

   Similarsimple

Questions about acerose

What does acerose mean?

acerose means "narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves".

How many syllables are in acerose?

acerose has 3 syllables: a-ce-rose. The stress falls on "a".

What is another word for acerose?

Close synonyms include acerate, acicular, needle-shaped. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is acerose a common word?

acerose is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.