aculeus
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 7
/əˈkjuː.lɪ.əs/
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/əˈkjuː.lɪ.əs/ · /əˈkju.li.əs/
Definition of aculeus
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A sharp spike or other projection growing on a plant, as in some brambles and roses.
“Many plants, like many animals, are furnished with arms for their protection; these are either aculei, prickles, as in rose and barberry, which are formed from the outer bark of the plant; or spinæ, thorns […].”
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noun
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A sharp spike or other projection growing on a plant, as in some brambles and roses.
“Many plants, like many animals, are furnished with arms for their protection; these are either aculei, prickles, as in rose and barberry, which are formed from the outer bark of the plant; or spinæ, thorns […].”
- A sting.
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Etymology
From Latin aculeus.
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