stingernoun [ C ]
/ˈstɪŋ.ər//ˈstɪŋ.ɚ/[ C ] US UK sting a pointed part of an insect, plant, or animal that goes through a person's or animal's skin and leaves behind poison
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Parts of plants
- aerial root
- bud
- cane
- clove
- corm
- cotyledon
- fig leaf
- frond
- lamina
- leafless
- meristem
- micropyle
- nectary
- organ
- rootstock
- testa
- the treetops
- trunk
- twig
- veined
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Miscellaneous animal body parts
Examples from literature
- The stingers have venom.