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acorns

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000059

The characteristic, 1-celled, 1-seeded fruit of oaks (Quercus spp.); it consists of cuplike part called the cup, cupule, or involucre, and the glands or nut which contains the embryo.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-000059
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymsoak nuts
ReferencesGlossary of Botanical Terms, USDA; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoindehiscent fruits; Quercus
TranslationsSpanish: bellotas
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000059",
  "term": "acorns",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The characteristic, 1-celled, 1-seeded fruit of oaks (Quercus spp.); it consists of cuplike part called the cup, cupule, or involucre, and the glands or nut which contains the embryo.",
  "synonyms": [
    "oak nuts"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "indehiscent fruits",
    "Quercus"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Glossary of Botanical Terms, USDA",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "bellotas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/acorns/"
}

Record 59 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.