Associations to the word «Acanthus»

ACANTHUS, noun. A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Scrophulariales) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India.[First attested in the mid 16th century.]

ACANTHUS, noun. (architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders.[First attested in the mid 18th century.]

ACANTHUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthaceae   — prickly herbs that grow in the Mediterranean; the acanthuses.

ACANTHUS MOLLIS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Acanthaceae   — the bear's breeches.

ACANTHUS, noun. Any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated.