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Acanthus
Etymology
Latin, from Greek; Compare acantha
Noun
Plural: English Acanthuses; Latin Acanthi
- (Botany): A genus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Scrophulariales) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; includes bear's breech .
- (Architecture): An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of the acanthus (Acanthus spinosus); — used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders.
Translations
- Interlingua: acantho
- Portuguese: acanto m
- Spanish: acanto
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