ascon
1 of 2noun (1)
as·con
ˈaˌskän
plural -s
: a sponge or sponge larva having incurrent canals that lead directly to the paragaster compare leucon, sycon
asconoid adjective or noun
ˈaskəˌnȯid
ascon
2 of 2noun (2)
ȧskōⁿ
plural -s
: a Haitian voodoo fetish made of a gourd entwined with snake vertebrae and beads and shaken to summon the gods
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
New Latin, from Greek askos wineskin
Noun (2)
origin unknown
- redirected
- redirecting
- redirection
- redirections
- redirector
- redirectors
- redirects
- rediscount
- rediscount rate
- rediscountable
- rediscounted
- rediscounting
- rediscounts
- rediscover
- rediscovered
- rediscoverers
- rediscoveries
- rediscovering
- rediscovers
- rediscovery
- rediscuss
- rediscussed
- rediscusses
- rediscussing
- redisplay