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| a·can·thus [ ə kánthəss ] (plural a·can·thus·es or a·can·thi [ ə kánthī ] or a·can·thus) |
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1. plant with spiny leaves: a spiny-leaved bush or perennial plant. Flowers: white, purple. Native to: Mediterranean. Genus Acanthus.
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2. leaf design: a design characteristic of the capital of a Corinthian column, representing acanthus leaves
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| [Mid-16th century. Via Latin < Greek akanthos< akantha "thorn"] |
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