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1. (n.) acorn
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME acorne (influenced by corn1), akern, OE æcern, æcren mast, c. MHG ackeran acorn, ON akarn fruit of wild trees, Go akran fruit, yield)
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1. (noun) acorn
fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
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1. (noun) acorn
the fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule
2. (noun) acorn
a cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head
3. (noun) acorn
see Acorn-shell
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