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aculeus

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a⋅cu⋅le⋅us

  [uh-kyoo-lee-uhs]
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–noun, plural -le⋅i  [-lee-ahy] .
1. Also, acus. the modified ovipositor or sting of certain hymenopterous insects.
2. prickle (def. 2).
Origin:
1820–30; < L: sting, barb, equiv. to acu(s) needle + -leus n. suffix
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aculeus

noun
1. a stiff sharp-pointed plant process 
2. a sharp-pointed process especially a sting of a hymenopterous insect 
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