acorn
IPA: ˈeɪkɔrn
noun
- The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.
- (nautical) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.
- (zoology) See acorn-shell.
- The glans penis.
- (slang, usually in the plural) A testicle.
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Examples of "acorn" in Sentences
- The acorn becomes the mighty.
- The acorns are sweet and palatable.
- Squerrels reserve acorns at their sites.
- The inside of the acorn shell is hairless.
- The inside of the acorn shell appears woolly.
- The acorn matures at the end of its second season.
- The current logo's the V with the embedded acorn leaf.
- Then the zapped acorn ends up in the credits of the film.
- Among the staple foodstuffs of the Native Americans was the acorn.
- The larvae feed internally in the acorns or nuts of the host plant.
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