English-Thai Dictionary

acorn

N ผล ต้น โอ๊ก  phon-ton-ok

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ACORN

n. 1. The seed or fruit of the oak; an oval nut which grows in a rough permanent cup.
The first settlers of Boston were reduced to the necessity of feeding on clams, muscles, ground nuts, and acorns.
2. In marine language, a small ornamental piece of wood, of a conical shape, fixed on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast head, to keep the vane from being blown off.
3. In natural history, the Lepas, a genus of shells of several species found on the British coast. The shell is multivalvular, unequal, and fixed by a stem; the valves are parallel and perpendicular, but they do not open, so that the animal performs its functions by an aperture on the top. These shells are always fixed to some solid body.

 

ACORNED

a.Furnished or loaded with acorns.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ACORN

A "corn, n. Etym: [AS. æcern, fr. æcer field, acre; akin to D. aker acorn, Ger. ecker, Icel. akarn, Dan. agern, Goth. akran fruit, akrs field; -- orig. fruit of the field. See Acre. ]

 

1. The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.

 

2. (Naut. )

 

Defn: A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.

 

3. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: See Acorn-shell.

 

ACORN CUP

ACORN CUP A "corn cup.

 

Defn: The involucre or cup in which the acorn is fixed.

 

ACORNED

ACORNED A "corned, a.

 

1. Furnished or loaded with acorns.

 

2. Fed or filled with acorns. [R.] Shak.

 

ACORN-SHELL

ACORN-SHELL A "corn-shell `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: One of the sessile cirripeds; a barnacle of the genus Balanus. See Barnacle.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

acorn

a corn |ˈāˌkôrn ˈeɪˌkɔrn | ▶noun the fruit of the oak, a smooth oval nut in a rough cuplike base. ORIGIN Old English æcern, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aker, also to acre, later associated with oak and corn 1 .

 

acorn barnacle

a corn bar na cle ▶noun a stalkless barnacle that attaches itself to a variety of surfaces including rocks, ships, and marine animals. Large numbers of individuals may form a heavy encrustation that can affect the progress of a ship. [Genus Balanus, family Balanidae. ]

 

acorn squash

a corn squash ▶noun a winter squash, typically of a dark green variety, with a longitudinally ridged rind.

 

acorn worm

a corn worm ▶noun a burrowing wormlike marine animal of shallow waters. Its body consists of a proboscis, a collar, and a long trunk with gill slits, and contains a notochordlike structure. [Class Enteropneusta, phylum Hemichordata. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

acorn

acorn |ˈeɪkɔːn | ▶noun the fruit of the oak, a smooth oval nut in a rough cup-like base. ORIGIN Old English æcern, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aker, also to acre, later associated with oak and corn 1 .

 

acorn barnacle

acorn bar |nacle ▶noun a stalkless barnacle that attaches itself to a variety of surfaces including rocks, ships, and marine animals. ●Genus Balanus, family Balanidae.

 

acorn squash

acorn squash ▶noun a winter squash of a variety with ridged dark green to orange rind and yellow flesh.

 

acorn worm

acorn worm ▶noun a burrowing worm-like marine animal of shallow waters. Its body consists of a proboscis, a collar, and a long trunk with gill slits, and contains a structure resembling a notochord. ●Class Enteropneusta, phylum Hemichordata.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

acorn

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