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acantha
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ?????? (ákantha, “thorn”), from ??? (ak?, “thorn”) + ????? (ánthos, “flower”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??kæn.??/, /??kænt.??/
Noun
acantha (plural acanthas)
- (botany) A prickle.
- (zoology) A spine or prickly fin.
- (anatomy) A spinous process of a vertebra.
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acanthaceous
English
Etymology
From New Latin Acanthaceae, +? -ous.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?æk.n???e?.??s/, /?æk.æn??e?.??s/
- Rhymes: -e???s
Adjective
acanthaceous (comparative more acanthaceous, superlative most acanthaceous)
- (botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the Acanthaceae family.[First attested in the mid 18th century.]
- Armed with prickles, as a plant.
Related terms
- acantha
Translations
References
acanthaceous From the web:
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