Acerose
Acerose ({not transcribed}) , adjective
[(a) Latin acerosus chaffy, from acus, gen. aceris, chaff; (b) as if from Latin acus needle: compare French acéreux.]
(a)
(Botany) Having the nature of chaff; chaffy.
(b)
(Botany) Needle-shaped, having a sharp, rigid point, as the leaf of the pine.