Acaena
noun
Acae·na
əˈsēnə
: a genus of herbs or low shrubs (family Rosaceae) mostly native to south temperate regions and having compound leaves and spiny calyces see new zealand bur
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek akaina spike, goad, from akē point
First Known Use
1776, in the meaning defined above
- get with the times
- get wrong
- get your ass back here
- get your oar in
- get-go
- get-goes
- get-of-sire
- get-together
- get-togethers
- get-tough
- get-up-and-go
- get/be caught in a storm
- get/be shot of
- get/catch some sun
- get/find one's bearings
- get/go back to (the) basics
- get/go back to nature
- get/have a handle on
- get/have a line on
- get/have an eyeful
- get/have one's wires crossed
- get/have the wind up
- get/have/gain a/the jump on
- get/have/make a late start
- get/lay one's hands on