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.
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acorn

Nut 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

acorn

A small ornament in the shape of a nut of the oak tree; sometimes used as a finial, pendant, or decorative element within a broken pediment, or as a decoration on a carved panel.

acorn

used to symbolize the beginning of growth. [Pop. Culture: Misc.]

See : Growth

acorn

heraldic symbol of strength. [Heraldry: Jobes, 27]

See : Strength

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No references found	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, A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context 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. Fables by Aesop View in context 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. The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context	acnode Aco Šopov Aco Sopov Aco, Michel Acoela Acoelea Acoelomata acoelomate acoelous Acollas, Emile Acollas, Émile acolpate acolyte ACOM Acoma Acominatus, Michael Aconcagua Aconcagua, Mount Aconchulinida aconitase Aconite aconitic acid aconitine Acontius Açores acorn Acorn Archimedes acorn barnacle Acorn Computer Group Acorn Computers Ltd. acorn disease Acorn RISC Machine acorn sugar acorn tube acorn worm Acorns Acorus ACOS Acosta, Bert Acosta, Joaquín Acosta, José de Acosta, Uriel acotyledon acoubuoy acouchi acous acoustic acoustic absorption acoustic absorption coefficient acoustic absorptivity acoustic amplifier	ACOPD ACOPE ACOPHRA Acopic ACOPLA ACOPP acoprosis ACOPS ACOR Acora Acoraceae Acoraceae Acorales Acorales ACORC ACORD Acordo Geral sobre Comércio de Serviços ACORDS ACORE ACORE acorea acorea Acores Acores Açores Açores Açôres ACORF acoria Açoriano acorn Acorn (fruit of the oak tree) Acorn (fruit of the oak tree) Acorn (fruit of the oak tree) Acorn (seed) Acorn (seed) Acorn (seed) Acorn Approved Centre of Technology Acorn Archimedes Acorn Banner Exchange acorn barnacle acorn barnacle acorn barnacles acorn barnacles acorn calves Acorn Cardiac Support Device Acorn Club North East Acorn Computer Enterprises Acorn Computer Group Acorn Computer Group Acorn Computers Ltd. acorn cup Acorn Deformity acorn disease Acorn Hollow Home Educators Acorn News Service Acorn Object Format Acorn Resource Centre Acorn RISC Acorn Risc Machine Acorn RISC Technologies

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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,

A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context

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.

Fables by Aesop View in context

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.

The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context

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