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Acorn-shell — A corn shell , n. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the sessile cirripeds; a barnacle of the genus {Balanus}. See {Barnacle}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acorn shell — noun see acorn barnacle * * * acorn shell, British. a rock barnacle … Useful english dictionary
acorn-shell — aˈcorn shell or aˈcorn barnacle noun A sedentary crustacean of the genus Balanus • • • Main Entry: ↑acorn … Useful english dictionary
Acorn — A corn, n. [AS. [ae]cern, fr. [ae]cer field, acre; akin to D. aker acorn, Ger. ecker, Icel. akarn, Dan. agern, Goth. akran fruit, akrs field; orig. fruit of the field. See {Acre}.] 1. The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acorn — The acorn is the nut of the oak tree (genera Quercus , Lithocarpus and Cyclobalanopsis , in the family Fagaceae). It is a nut, containing a single seed (rarely two seeds), enclosed in a tough, leathery shell, and borne in a cup shaped cupule.… … Wikipedia
Acorn Archimedes — Der Acorn Archimedes war eine von 1987 bis Mitte der 1990er Jahre produzierte Computerserie der Firma Acorn. Acorn Archimedes Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leistung 2 … Deutsch Wikipedia
acorn-barnacle — aˈcorn shell or aˈcorn barnacle noun A sedentary crustacean of the genus Balanus • • • Main Entry: ↑acorn … Useful english dictionary
sea acorn — noun : acorn barnacle * * * sea acorn noun An acorn shell • • • Main Entry: ↑sea … Useful english dictionary
Crown shell — Crown Crown (kroun), n. [OE. corone, coroun, crune, croun, OF. corone, corune, F. couronne, fr. L. corona crown, wreath; akin to Gr. korw nh anything curved, crown; cf. also L. curvus curved, E. curve, curb, Gael. cruinn round, W. crwn. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Southern acorn riffle shell — Taxobox name = Southern acorn riffle shell status = CR | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Bivalvia ordo = Unionoida familia = Unionidae genus = Epioblasma species = E. othcaloogensis binomial = Epioblasma… … Wikipedia
