Found 2 items, similar to Aculeus.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: aculeus
aculeus
n 1: a stiff sharp-pointed plant process
2: a sharp-pointed process especially a sting of a
hymenopterous insect
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Aculeus
Aculeus
\A*cu"le*us\, n.; pl.
Aculei. [L., dim. of acus
needle.]
1. (Bot.) A prickle growing on the bark, as in some brambles
and roses. --Lindley.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) A sting.
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