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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acanthus \A*can"thus\, n.; pl E. {Acanthuses}, L. {Acanthi}.
[L., from Gr ?. Cf {Acantha}.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the
south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech.
2. (Arch.) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of
the acanthus ({Acanthus spinosus}); -- used in the
capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
acanthus
n : any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves
and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to
Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
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