Associations to the word «Acanthus»
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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.
Dictionary definition
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.
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