Acorn
WordNet
noun
(1) Fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , from ; akin to Dutch aker acorn, German ecker, Icelandic akarn, Danish agern, Gothic π°πΊππ°π½ (akran) "fruit", π°πΊππ (akrs) "field"; β originally "fruit of the field". See acre
Noun
- The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.
- A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.
- See acorn-shell.