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Aculeus

Aculeus Meaning & Definition
Aculeus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Aculeus?

[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

Aculeus In Webster's Dictionary

\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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