acerate

• Veraltetes Adjektiv für nadelförmig oder mit spitzem Ende, meist in botanischen Beschreibungen verwendet.

An obsolete adjective meaning needle-shaped or having a sharp point, typically used in botanical descriptions.

1. Needle-shapedC2formal

   Having a narrow, elongated, and pointed shape, similar to a needle or pine leaf.

   Nadelförmig

   • The acerate leaves of the pine tree are adapted to cold climates.
   • Botanists classify the plant by its acerate foliage.
   • The cactus has acerate spines that protect it from predators.

   Synonymeaceroseacicularneedle-shapedneedlelike

   Antonymebluntobtuserounded