Helen Fenton

Acontia: Definition and part of speech

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Acontia

  1. n. pl. Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (cnidae), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actiniae when irritated.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Acontias: Definition and part of speech

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Acontias

  1. n. Anciently, a snake, called dart snake; now, one of a genus of reptiles closely allied to the lizards.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Acorn: Definition and part of speech

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Acorn

  1. n. See Acorn-shell.
  2. n. The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.
  3. n. A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.