Definitions from Wiktionary (acanthus)
▸ noun: A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Lamiales (formerly Scrophulariales)) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India.
▸ noun: (architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus, used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders.
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▸ noun: A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Lamiales (formerly Scrophulariales)) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India.
▸ noun: (architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus, used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders.
Similar:
acanthad,
acalypha,
acorum,
acantha,
achyranthe,
acacia,
acridocarpoid,
acer,
aconitum,
acroclinium,
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Types:
Acanthus mollis,
Acanthus spinosus,
Acanthus montanus,
Acanthus sennii,
Acanthus hirsutus,
Acanthus balcanicus,
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