Acanthus definition
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Origin of acanthus
- New Latin Acanthus genus name from Greek akanthos thorn plant from akantha thorn
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Latin acanthus, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (akanthos), from ἀκή (akē, “thorn”) + ἄνθος (anthos, “flower”).
From Wiktionary
- From Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (akanthos), from ἄκανθα (akantha, “thorn”), from ἀκή (akē, “point”).
From Wiktionary
- From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (akantha, “thorn, spine”)
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