Meaning Of The Word Acanthus
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Acanthus Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Acanthus?
acanthus in American English
any of a genus (Acanthus) of thistlelike plants of the acanthus family with lobed, often spiny leaves and long spikes of white or colored flowers, found in the Mediterranean region designating a family (Acanthaceae, order Scrophulariales) of dicotyledonous plants, including bear's- breech noun: any of several plants of the genus Acanthus, of the Mediterranean region, having spiny or toothed leaves and showy, white or purplish flowers acanthus in British English noun: any shrub or herbaceous plant of the genus Acanthus, native to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated as ornamental plants, having large spiny leaves and spikes of white or purplish flowers: family Acanthaceae |
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