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acanthus

[aˈkan.tʰʊs]

noun

LanguageLatin

Meaning
  1. A plant known as bear's-foot (Helleborus foetidus).
  2. A thorny evergreen tree.
  3. bear's-foot
  4. A specific type of plant known as bear's-foot or a thorny type of evergreen tree.
Examples

Acanthus in hortō crescit.

The acanthus grows in the garden.

Pronunciationaˈkan.tʰʊs

Part of speechnoun

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.