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: the nut of the oak usually seated in or surrounded by a hard woody cupule of indurated bracts
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The bears have a habit of coming into Heathrow in the fall when the acorns fall and then leave.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 May 2025
Members of the Junior Ladies Garden Club of Athens came to the rescue, harvesting acorns to grow a strong replacement.
—Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025
Oak leaves and acorns were incorporated into the glittering earrings to reflect the same symbols within the coat of arms granted to the Middleton family shortly before William and Kate's wedding.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 20 May 2025
Those populations often will increase due to the acorn abundance.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2025
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 May 2025
Members of the Junior Ladies Garden Club of Athens came to the rescue, harvesting acorns to grow a strong replacement.
—Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025
Oak leaves and acorns were incorporated into the glittering earrings to reflect the same symbols within the coat of arms granted to the Middleton family shortly before William and Kate's wedding.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 20 May 2025
Those populations often will increase due to the acorn abundance.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for acorn
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“Acorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acorn. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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