Associations to the word «Acantha»

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Wiktionary

ACANTHA, noun. (botany) A prickle.
ACANTHA, noun. (zoology) A spine or prickly fin.
ACANTHA, noun. (anatomy) A spinous process of a vertebra.

Dictionary definition

ACANTHA, noun. Any sharply pointed projection.

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