Acanthus

Ăcanthus, i, f., = Ἄκανθος,

a town of Macedonia , now Erisso , Liv. 31, 45 fin. ; Mel. 2, 2, 9; Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 38.

Acanthus
ACANTHUS(Ἄκανθος: Eth. Ἀκάνθιος） 1. （Erisso), a town on the E. side of the isth...

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
acanthus
acanthus ī, m , a plant, bear's-foot: mollis, V., O.; fem., an Egyptian thorn: semper frondens, V. ...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
Acanthus
·noun A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bea...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
acanthus
† ăcanthus, i, m., = ἄκανθος. I > The plant bear's-breech , bear's-foot , or brankursine : Acanth...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.