Acorn

noun

/ˈeɪ.kɔːn/

Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.nounThe fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.

2.nounA cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.

3.nounSee acorn-shell.

4.noun(usually in the plural) A testicle.

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