Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of discifloral polypetalous trees and shrubs, commonly known as maples, of the natural order Sapindaceæ, suborder Acerineæ, having opposite simple leaves and the fruit a double-winged samara.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Obsolete spelling of
acre .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit
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Examples
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My acer is ailing and has brown leaves, plus ideas for a shady window box, please
Stumped? Acers, plus shady window boxes Lia Leendertz 2010
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I have a south-east-facing garden, and the acer is still in its container.
Stumped? Acers, plus shady window boxes Lia Leendertz 2010
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My acer is awesome – 6 cell battery burns me out – I have been using it all the time. rohit
Netbook News: Rumble in the OS Jungle Comes Down to Price 2009
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We have called acer technical support as it is under warranty, and they suggested a system restore, which we have now completed, but the clicking is still there. we called back and they have now told us that although under warranty, if the fault turns out to be a software related fault then we have to pay for the repair which we don't want to do as its not our fault.
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Battery Power Charger for Acer Aspire 3620 5315-2153 newly tagged "acer"
We Blog A Lot 2009
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SL102-Limbo LCD Monitor stand (Office Product) newly tagged "acer"
We Blog A Lot 2009
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- Can't find a way to disable the glowing "acer" logo on the cover to conserve battery life, although it probably wouldn't make a discernible differe
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First tagged "acer" by Dan L. Renaud Customer tags:
We Blog A Lot 2009
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- Can't find a way to disable the glowing "acer" logo on the cover to conserve battery life, although it probably wouldn't make a discernible differe
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Caselogic XNTM-4 Messenger eSling (Black) (Electronics) newly tagged "acer"
We Blog A Lot 2009
hernesheir commented on the word acer
Formerly the maple trees were placed in the family Aceraceae by northern-hemisphere botanists. As plant collecting and genetic research moved into the more diverse tropics, it was noticed that the characteristic helicopter half-fruits, (keys) were also present in the soapberry family (Sapindaceae) which includes many tropical vines. Now we know that the maples belong in the Sapindaceae with the many many more diverse subtropical and tropical species. Wow, jumping from one huge family to another.
August 28, 2009
knitandpurl commented on the word acer
"When I look up, I see a faint wash of pale green across the poplars and the blue crocuses make fairy rings round the base of the acer trees."
Howards End is on the Landing by Susan Hill, p 80 of the Profile Books paperback
October 17, 2011
hernesheir commented on the word acer
Acer, being a longstanding formal genus name, should be capitalized per the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
October 17, 2011
sionnach commented on the word acer
It may be a tree to you all, but to me it will always be my little laptop.
October 17, 2011