Acorn vs. Hazelnut

Acorn vs. Hazelnut — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Acorn and Hazelnut

Acornnoun

The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.

Hazelnutnoun

The fruit of the hazel tree.

Acornnoun

(nautical) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.

Hazelnutnoun

any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk

Acornnoun

(zoology) See acorn-shell.

Hazelnutnoun

nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus

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Acornnoun

A testicle.

Acornnoun

fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base