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ACULEUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sharp-pointed process especially a sting of a hymenopterous insect
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("aculeus" is a kind of...):
stinger (a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A stiff sharp-pointed plant process
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("aculeus" is a kind of...):
enation; plant process (a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aculeus"):
pricker; prickle; spikelet; spine; sticker; thorn (a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf)
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