English → Latin
“acorns” in Latin
acorusan aromatic plant, perhaps sweet flag or calamusarōmaticusspicy; aromatic; fragrantcalamusa reed, cane; an object made from a reed, such as a reed pen, arrow, or fishing rod; a stalk, straw, blade
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
acorns
(botanical)(botanical), acorus, calamus odo ratus or aromaticus, calamus (if tha species need not be mentioned).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for acorns?
- The usual Latin words for “acorns” are acorus, arōmaticus, calamus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.