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: the nut of the oak usually seated in or surrounded by a hard woody cupule of indurated bracts
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The oak is one of the Tongva people’s sacred plants; its acorns are a staple in traditional meals.
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Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
This cabinet comes in three different finishes: acorn, black, and rubberwood.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2025
In short, acorns are packed with nutrients and antioxidants, Balls says.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
The starch grains originate from various plant sources, such as acorns, grass grains, water chestnuts, yellow water lily rhizomes (a type of underground plant stem) and legume seeds.
—Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
This cabinet comes in three different finishes: acorn, black, and rubberwood.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2025
In short, acorns are packed with nutrients and antioxidants, Balls says.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
The starch grains originate from various plant sources, such as acorns, grass grains, water chestnuts, yellow water lily rhizomes (a type of underground plant stem) and legume seeds.
—Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Acorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acorn. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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