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aculeus

  • /əˈkjuː.lɪ.əs/ UK
  • /əˈkju.li.əs/ US

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Borrowed from Latin aculeus.

noun aculei

  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.

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noun prickle growing on the bark

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"aculeus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aculeus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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aculeus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/aculeus

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"aculeus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aculeus.

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@misc{aculeus_2026,
  title = {aculeus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aculeus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}