Meaning Of The Word Acanthus

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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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