acorns
- plural of acorn.
Example Sentences
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It introduces us to Chinese villagers 10,000 years ago who subsisted on a mélange of acorns, berries, deer and pigs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Meat N’ Bone Pork Rack – Iberico is another special variety of pork, hailing from Spain, where these pigs roam free and are fed a diet of grass, grains, and acorns.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025
A major issue is the expanding bear population, which is growing fast due to an abundance of food -- including acorns, deer and boars -- under the influence of a warming climate, experts say.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2025
Why is it a bumper year for acorns?
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2025
Finally, perhaps the most important difference between almonds and acorns is that bitterness is controlled by a single dominant gene in almonds but appears to be controlled by many genes in oaks.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
