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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024a•can•thus /əˈkænθəs/USA pronunciation n., pl. -thus•es, -thi /-θaɪ/.USA pronunciation - Plant Biologya plant having spiny or toothed leaves and showy white or purplish flowers.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•can•thus (ə kan′thəs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -thus•es, -thi (-thī).USA pronunciation - Plant Biologyany of several plants of the genus Acanthus, of the Mediterranean region, having spiny or toothed leaves and showy, white or purplish flowers. Cf. acanthus family.
- Architecturean architectural ornament, as in the Corinthian capital, resembling the leaves of this plant.
- Greek ákanthos bear's-foot
- Neo-Latin, Latin
- 1610–20;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: acanthus /əˈkænθəs/ n ( pl -thuses, -thi / -θaɪ/)- 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
- a carved ornament based on the leaves of the acanthus plant, esp as used on the capital of a Corinthian column
Etymology: 17th Century: New Latin, from Greek akanthos, from akantha thorn, spine |