Meaning of ACULEUS
| Pronunciation: | | u'kyooleeus
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- [n] a sharp-pointed process especially a sting of a hymenopterous insect
- [n] a stiff sharp-pointed plant process
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| | See Also: | | enation, plant process, pricker, prickle, spine, sticker, stinger, thorn | |
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| | Definition: | | \A*cu"le*us\, n.; pl. {Aculei}. [L., dim. of acus
needle.]
1. (Bot.) A prickle growing on the bark, as in some brambles
and roses. --Lindley.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A sting.
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| | Definition: | | A prickle growing from bark. |
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