aculeus
noun
Also the modified ovipositor or sting of certain hymenopterous insects.
aculei
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pluralof aculeus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Aculeate, armed with prickles, i. e. aculei; as the Rose and Brier.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray
