ˈāˌkȯrn, -ȯ(ə)n also ˈākə(r)n noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, alteration (influenced by corn ) of akern, from Old English æcern; akin to Middle High German ackeran acorns collectively, Old Norse akarn fruit of forest trees, Gothic akran fruit, produce, Irish Gaelic āirne sloe, Russian yagoda berry
1. : the nut of the oak usually seated in or surrounded by a hard woody cupule of indurated bracts
2. : a small conical or globular object (as of wood or metal): as
a. : a turned ornamentation commonly used as a finial or pendant in Jacobean furniture
b. : an ornamental piece of wood fixed above the vane of a masthead or a piece of metal used at the top of an upright in a ship's railing
3. : a grayish yellowish brown that is darker than deer and slightly yellower and lighter than olive wood — called also meadowlark
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