acorn
noun /ˈeɪkɔːn/
/ˈeɪkɔːrn/
Idioms - enlarge imagethe small brown nut of the oak tree, that grows in a base that is like a cup
橡子;橡实 Topics Plants and treesc2词源Old English æcern, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aker, also to acre, later associated with oak and the plant corn.
Idioms
great/tall oaks from little acorns grow
- (saying) something large and successful often begins in a very small way
Topics Successc2参天橡树长自小小橡实;合抱之树,生于毫末