ECHINUS


Meaning of ECHINUS in English

n.1 any sea urchin of the genus Echinus, including the common European edible urchin, E. esculentus.

2 Archit. a rounded moulding below an abacus on a Doric or Ionic capital.

Etymology: ME f. L f. Gk ekhinos hedgehog, sea urchin

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.