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2 definitions found 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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