ACANTHUS


Meaning of ACANTHUS in English

n.1 any herbaceous plant or shrub of the genus Acanthus, with spiny leaves.

2 Archit. a conventionalized representation of an acanthus leaf, used esp. as a decoration for Corinthian column capitals.

Etymology: L f. Gk akanthos f. akantha thorn perh. f. ake sharp point

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.