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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Aculeus \A*cu"le*us\, n.; pl {Aculei}. [L., dim. of acus needle.] 1. (Bot.) A prickle growing on the bark, as in some brambles and roses. --Lindley. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A sting. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: aculeus n 1: a stiff sharp-pointed plant process 2: a sharp-pointed process especially a sting of a hymenopterous insect
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