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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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Each element was meant to represent different aspects of the city’s image — acorns for legacy and history, the hawk for vision and stewardship, cattails for peace and prosperity, flowers for beauty and balance, and the fog to highlight the city as part of the larger Bay Area.
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Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Iberico pork is prized for the unique flavor, attributed to the Spanish pigs' diet of acorns.
—The Arizona Republic, 1 Feb. 2024
The acorns produced by the oaks are an important food source for tribes throughout central and southern Arizona.
—The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024
The investigators printed stills from body-cam footage of the acorn falling.
—Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
Where the oaks now stand, staff removed a 13-acre grove of eucalyptus in the 1990s and planted well over 10,000 acorns.
—Alix Soliman, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2024
Leaf mulchers can shred huge amounts of leaves, and some can even mulch sticks, acorns, and other yard debris.
—Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Feb. 2024
This pattern showcases acorns, oak, and laurel leaves, which are symbols of strength, longevity, and peace.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2024
Hernandez was walking back to the patrol vehicle to search Jackson again when an acorn fell on the roof of his patrol vehicle.
—Ben Brasch The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2024
Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Iberico pork is prized for the unique flavor, attributed to the Spanish pigs' diet of acorns.
—The Arizona Republic, 1 Feb. 2024
The acorns produced by the oaks are an important food source for tribes throughout central and southern Arizona.
—The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024
The investigators printed stills from body-cam footage of the acorn falling.
—Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
Where the oaks now stand, staff removed a 13-acre grove of eucalyptus in the 1990s and planted well over 10,000 acorns.
—Alix Soliman, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2024
Leaf mulchers can shred huge amounts of leaves, and some can even mulch sticks, acorns, and other yard debris.
—Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Feb. 2024
This pattern showcases acorns, oak, and laurel leaves, which are symbols of strength, longevity, and peace.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2024
Hernandez was walking back to the patrol vehicle to search Jackson again when an acorn fell on the roof of his patrol vehicle.
—Ben Brasch The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Acorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acorn. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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