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ACEROSE (from Lat. acus, needle, or acer, sharp)

ACEROSE (from See also:
LAT
Lat. acus, See also:
NEEDLE (O. Eng. ncedl; the word appears in various forms in Teutonic languages, Ger. Nadel, Dutch naal, the root being ne-, to sew, cf. Ger. nahen, and probably Lat. nere, to spin, Gr. vi)ats, spinning)
needle, or acer, See also:
SHARP, GRANVILLE (1735-1813)
SHARP, JAMES (1618-1679)
SHARP, JOHN (1645-1714)
SHARP, RICHARD (1759-1835)
SHARP, WILLIAM (1749-1824)
SHARP, WILLIAM (1856-1905)
sharp) , See also:

NEEDLE (O. Eng. ncedl; the word appears in various forms in Teutonic languages, Ger. Nadel, Dutch naal, the root being ne-, to sew, cf. Ger. nahen, and probably Lat. nere, to spin, Gr. vi)ats, spinning)

needle-shaped, a See also:

TERM

term used in See also:

BOTANY (from Gr. l3or6v17, plant; ,66vicety, to graze)

botany (since See also:

LINNAEUS

Linnaeus) as descriptive of the leaves, e.g., of pines .

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