Contento 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 See also 1.3.4 References 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflection

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From Latin acanthus < Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (akanthos) < ἀκή (akē), “‘thorn’”) + ἄνθος (anthos), “‘flower’”).

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• IPA: /əˈkænθəs/

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Acanthus (plural acanthuses or acanthi)

1. 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.
2. (architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus, and used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders.

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• (a member of Acanthus): bear's breech, bear's breeches, bear's-breech (rare)

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• acantha

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• Acanthus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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From Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (akanthos) < ἀκή (akē), “‘thorn’”) + ἄνθος (anthos), “‘flower’”).

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acanthus (genitive acanthī); m, second declension

1. A plant known as Bear's Foot.
2. A thorny evergreen tree.

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Patrono:La-decl-2ndet:acanthus fr:acanthus io:acanthus nl:acanthus no:acanthus pl:acanthus ro:acanthus ru:acanthus te:acanthus uk:acanthus vi:acanthus