Acorn is a synonym of nutlet.
As nouns the difference between acorn and nutlet
is that acorn is the fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule while nutlet is a small nut.
acorn
English
Noun
(
en noun)
The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.
(nautical) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.
(zoology) See acorn-shell .
(slang, usually in plural) A testicle.
Derived terms
* acorn cup
* acorn nut
* acorn squash
* eggcorn
* ride a horse foaled by an acorn
Holonyms
* (fruit of an oak) oak
See also
* (wikipedia)
Anagrams
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nutlet
English
Synonyms
* (small nut) nucule, acorn