Acanthus

See also: acanthus and -acanthus

Translingual
Acanthus mollis 'Oak Leaf' - Missouri Botanical Garden

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos), from ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”)[1], from ἀκή (akḗ, “point”).[2]

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Proper noun

Acanthus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthaceae – prickly herbs that grow in the Mediterranean; the acanthuses.

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References
  1. Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)
  2. “Acanthus” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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