Acorn

Definition of Acorn

A´corn
n.1.The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.
2.(Naut.) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.
3.(Zool.) See Acorn-shell.

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acorn cup, cupule, fruit, oak, oak tree
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