acorn
/ˈeɪ.kɔːn/
/ˈeɪ.kɔɹn/
noun
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The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.
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A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.
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See acorn-shell.
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(usually in the plural) A testicle.