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: the nut of the oak usually seated in or surrounded by a hard woody cupule of indurated bracts
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Oaks are famous for their acorns, which aren’t just consumed by animals but also by birds such as woodpeckers and jays.
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Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2025
There were oak ridges thick with acorns, an abundance of berries and wild cherries, stumps and logs to supply ants, and even hornet nests to knock down.
—Carl T. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2025
Experts attributed that to oak trees producing a larger-than-expected number of acorns, which allowed larger numbers of deer and other animals that ticks prey on to survive.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 4 July 2025
Moths chew holes in cabbage; squirrels plant acorns in the garlic plot.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2025
There were oak ridges thick with acorns, an abundance of berries and wild cherries, stumps and logs to supply ants, and even hornet nests to knock down.
—Carl T. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2025
Experts attributed that to oak trees producing a larger-than-expected number of acorns, which allowed larger numbers of deer and other animals that ticks prey on to survive.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 4 July 2025
Moths chew holes in cabbage; squirrels plant acorns in the garlic plot.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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“Acorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acorn. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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