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acorn (ā′kôrn′)

noun

the fruit of the oak tree; an oak nut

Etymology: ME akorn < OE æcern, nut, mast of trees; akin to Goth akran, ON akarn < IE base *əg-, to grow, fruit: form infl. by assoc. with OE ac, oak + corn, grain

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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