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aculeus

UK/əˈkjuː.lɪ.əs/US/əˈkju.li.əs/

aculeus noun: a sharp spike or other projection growing on a plant, as in some brambles and roses.

Noun

aculeus (plural aculei)

  1. A sharp spike or other projection growing on a plant, as in some brambles and roses.
    • Many plants, like many animals, are furnished with arms for their protection; these are either aculei, prickles, as in rose and barberry, which are formed from the outer bark of the plant; or spinæ, thorns […].1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, page 15
  2. A sting.

aculeus meaning in Urdu

aculeus in Urdu

ڈنک, نیش, کانٹا, خار, سوئی

Forms of aculeus

pluralaculei

Origin of aculeus

Borrowed from Latin aculeus.

Words formed from aculeus

Questions about aculeus

What does aculeus mean?
Aculeus means a sharp spike or other projection growing on a plant, as in some brambles and roses.
What is aculeus in Urdu?
Aculeus in Urdu is ڈنک, نیش, کانٹا. See Aculeus meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is aculeus?
Aculeus is a noun.
How do you pronounce aculeus?
Aculeus is pronounced /əˈkjuː.lɪ.əs/ (UK).
What is the plural of aculeus?
The plural of aculeus is aculei.

Words near aculeus in the dictionary

  1. aculeiform
  2. Aculeo
  3. aculeolate
  4. aculeoside
  5. aculeous
  6. aculeus
  7. acultomancy
  8. acultural
  9. aculturality
  10. aculturally
  11. acumen

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