aculeates
plural of aculeate
Source: Wiktionary
A*cu"le*ate, a. Etym: [L. aculeatus, fr. aculeus, dim. of acus needle.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having a sting; covered with prickles; sharp like a prickle.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Having prickles, or sharp points; beset with prickles.
3. Severe or stinging; incisive. [R.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 May 2025
(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
