aculeus

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /əˈkjuː.lɪ.əs/    美 /əˈkju.li.əs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  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 […].
  2. A sting.

词形变化

aculei plural

词汇关系

衍生词
aculeate subaculear

词源

Etymology tree
Latin aculeusbor.
English aculeus
Borrowed from Latin aculeus.
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