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3 definitions found
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
A·can·thus
n.
;
pl
.
E
.
Acanthuses
,
L
.
Acanthi
1.
Bot.
A
genus
of
herbaceous
prickly
plants
,
found
in
the
south
of
Europe
,
Asia
Minor
,
and
India
;
bear's-breech
.
2.
Arch.
An
ornament
resembling
the
foliage
or
leaves
of
the
acanthus
(
Acanthus spinosus
); --
used
in
the
capitals
of
the
Corinthian
and
Composite
orders
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
acanthus
n
:
any
plant
of
the
genus
Acanthus
having
large
spiny
leaves
and
spikes
or
white
or
purplish
flowers
;
native
to
Mediterranean
region
but
widely
cultivated
[
also
:
acanthi
(
pl
)]
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
acanthi
See
acanthus
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