Aculeus
also, acus. the modified ovipositor or sting of certain hymenopterous insects.
(def 2).
noun
a pr-ckle or spine, such as the thorn of a rose
a sting or ovipositor
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keen insight; shrewdness: remarkable ac-men in business matters. noun the ability to judge well; keen discernment; insight n. 1530s, from latin ac-men “a point, sting,” hence “mental sharpness, shrewdness,” from acuere “to sharpen” (see acuity).
- Acuminate
botany, zoology. pointed; tapering to a point. to make sharp or keen. historical examples pinnæ lanceolate, ac-minate, the lowest pair deflexed and standing forward; cut into oblong, obtuse segments. the fern lover’s companion george henry tilton anterior surface of cell studded with minute ac-minate papillae; posterior surface smooth, sometimes spotted. narrative of the voyage of […]
- Acuminated
botany, zoology. pointed; tapering to a point. to make sharp or keen. historical examples the lesions begin as pin-head, waxy-looking, rounded or ac-minated elevations, gradually attaining the size of small peas. essentials of diseases of the skin henry weightman stelwagon spire slightly produced, ac-minated; the whorls with a central indented line. zoological ill-strations, volume i […]
- Acuminous
keen insight; shrewdness: remarkable ac-men in business matters. noun the ability to judge well; keen discernment; insight n. 1530s, from latin ac-men “a point, sting,” hence “mental sharpness, shrewdness,” from acuere “to sharpen” (see acuity).
- Acupoint
noun any of the specific points on the body where a needle is inserted in acupuncture or pressure is applied in acupressure noun short for acupuncture point, a specific point on the surface of the body located on a meridian (line of energy flow) into which an acupuncture needle may be inserted for treatment see […]