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Etymology[]
Greek ἄκανθα (akantha), “‘thorn’”), from ἄκρα (akra), “‘point’”). See acute.
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Acantha ({{{1}}})
- (botany): A prickle.
- (zoology): A spine or prickly fin.
- (anatomy): The vertebral column; the spinous process of a vertebra - Dunglison
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