ACORNS

Noun

acorns

plural of acorn

Anagrams

• Carson, Rascon, acrons, carons, corans, narcos, racons

Source: Wiktionary


ACORN

A"corn, n. Etym: [AS. Ʀcern, fr. Ʀcer field, acre; akin to D. aker acorn, Ger. ecker, Icel. akarn, Dan. agern, Goth. akran fruit, akrs field; -- orig. fruit of the field. See Acre.]

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

2. (Naut.)

Definition: A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.

3. (Zoƶl.)

Definition: See Acorn-shell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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