noun
acorn
AY-korn/ˈeɪkɔːrn/
The nut of an oak tree.
A ripe acorn rests in its scaly cup beside oak leaves.
Etymology
Old English æcern could name the nuts or produce of forest trees generally. Its meaning narrowed to the oak's nut, the forest produce most important for feeding swine.
In context
they fly a long way from the the oak they tap the acorn beneath the soil surface and the object is they're going to go back in the wintertime and have something to eat
More examples
- The squirrel buries an acorn under a pile of leaves.
- We planted three acorns, but only one grew into a seedling.
- Fallen acorns crunch beneath our shoes on the woodland path.
Forms
acorn · acorns