ACORN


Meaning of ACORN in English

[acorn] n [ME akern, fr. OE aecern; akin to OE aecer field, MHG ackeran acorns collectively, OIr airne sloe, Lith uoga berry] (bef. 12c): the nut of the oak usu. seated in or surrounded by a hard woody cupule of indurated bracts

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.