transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈkan(t)-thəs ]
noun
( plural acanthus )
Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek akanthos, an acanthus, from akantha thorn
Date: 1551
1. : any of a genus ( Acanthus of the family Acanthaceae, the acanthus family) of prickly perennial herbs chiefly of the Mediterranean region
2. : an ornamentation (as in a Corinthian capital) representing or suggesting the leaves of the acanthus
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