n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' kan(t)-th ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: 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
acanthus 2