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Definition acanthus

Etymology

From Latin acanthus, from Ancient Greek ??????? (ákanthos), from ??? (ak?, “thorn”) + ????? (ánthos, “flower”).

Noun

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.[First attested in the mid 16th century.]
2. (architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus, used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders.[First attested in the mid 18th century.]

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