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acorn: see oak oak, any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus of the family Fagaceae ( beech family). This complex genus includes as many as 600, found chiefly in north temperate zones and also in Polynesia. ..... Click the link for more information. . acornNut of the oak. Acorns are usually seated in or surrounded by a woody cupule. They mature within one to two seasons, and their appearance varies depending on the species of oak. Acorns provide food for wildlife and are used to fatten swine and poultry. acorn the fruit of an oak tree, consisting of a smooth thick-walled nut in a woody scaly cuplike base acorn [′ā‚kȯrn] (botany) The nut of the oak tree, usually surrounded at the base by a woody involucre. acorn used to symbolize the beginning of growth. [Pop. Culture: Misc.] See : Growth acorn heraldic symbol of strength. [Heraldry: Jobes, 27] See : Strength How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Well, one Sunday morning I was sitting out here in front of my cabin, with my cat, taking the sun, and looking at the blue hills, and listening to the leaves rustling so lonely in the trees, and thinking of the home away yonder in the states, that I hadn't heard from in thirteen years, when a bluejay lit on that house, with an acorn in his mouth, and says,
AN OWL, in her wisdom, counseled the Birds that when the acorn first began to sprout, to pull it all up out of the ground and not allow it to grow. And so still the forest was you could have heard an acorn drop or a bird call from one end of it to the other. |
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