acanth-


acanth(o)-

 word element [Gr.], sharp spine; thorn.

acantho-

(ă-kan'thō), A spinous process; spiny, thorny. [G. akantha, a thorn, the backbone, the spine, fr. akē, a point, + anthos, a flower]

acanth-

or

acantho-

prefix denoting spiny.