| NOUN | plant | aculeus | a stiff sharp-pointed plant process |
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| animal | aculeus | a sharp-pointed process especially a sting of a hymenopterous insect |
| Meaning | A stiff sharp-pointed plant process. | |
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| Narrower | spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker, spikelet | A small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf |
| Broader | plant process, enation | A natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ |
| Spanish | acúleo, aguijón | |
| Catalan | aculi, agulló | |
| Meaning | A sharp-pointed process especially a sting of a hymenopterous insect. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | stinger | A sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland |
| Adjectives | aculeate, aculeated | having or resembling a stinger or barb |
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