- aculeus
- acu·le·us
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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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A sting. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Aculěus — (lat.), Stachel … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Aculĕus — (lat.), Stachel (s. d.) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Aculeus — Aculĕus (lat.), in der Botanik der Stachel im Gegensatz zum Dorn … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
aculeus — [ə kyo͞o′lē əs] n. pl. aculei [ə kyo͞o′lēī΄] [L, dim. of acus, needle: see ACEROSE1] 1. Bot. a prickle 2. Zool. a sting … English World dictionary
aculeus — n.; pl. lei [L. dim. acus, needle] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) 1. In Hymenoptera, an ovipositor in the form of a sting. 2. In Diptera, a sharp spine projected from the margin of the eighth sternite of Tipulidae … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
aculeus — /euh kyooh lee euhs/ n., pl. aculei / lee uy /. 1. Also, acus. the modified ovipositor or sting of certain hymenopterous insects. 2. prickle (def. 2). [1820 30; < L: sting, barb, equiv. to acu(s) needle + leus n. suffix] * * * … Universalium
aculeus — noun a) A prickle growing on the bark, as in some brambles and roses. b) A sting … Wiktionary
aculeus — /əˈkjuliəs/ (say uh kyoohleeuhs) noun 1. a prickle or thorn, especially one growing from the stem of a rose tree. 2. an ovipositor or sting. {Latin, diminutive of acus needle} …
aculeus — noun 1. a stiff sharp pointed plant process • Hypernyms: ↑plant process, ↑enation • Hyponyms: ↑spine, ↑thorn, ↑prickle, ↑pricker, ↑sticker, ↑spikelet … Useful english dictionary
