Acanthus

·noun A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech.

II. Acanthus ·noun An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of the acanthus (Acanthus spinosus);

— used in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders.

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

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
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.
Acanthus
Ăcanthus, i, f., = Ἄκανθος, a town of Macedonia , now Erisso , Liv. 31, 45 fin. ; Mel. 2, 2, 9...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
acanthus
acanthus ī, m , a plant, bear's-foot: mollis, V., O.; fem., an Egyptian thorn: semper frondens, V. ...

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