ACANTH

Meaning of ACANTH in English

noun ·same·as acanthus.

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ACANTH- — combining form or acantho- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek akanth-, akantho-, from akantha; akin to Old Norse ögn awn — …
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ACANTH — (n.) Same as Acanthus.
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ACANTH — ( n. ) Same as Acanthus.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ACANTH — n. acanthus, any of a number of Mediterranean plants having spiny leaves and white or purplish flowers
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ACANTHAMOEBA — əˌkanthəˈmēbə noun Etymology: New Latin, from acanth- + amoeba 1. capitalized : a genus of free-living amoebas (family Acanthamoebidae of …
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XENACANTHINI — ˌzenəˌkanˈthīˌnī, -ˈkan(t)thəˌnī noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from xen- + acanth- + -ini in some classifications : a …
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XENACANTHI — ˌzenəˈkanˌthī Etymology: New Latin, irregular from xen- + Greek akantha spine — more at acanth- synonym of xenacanthini
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TRAGACANTH — ˈtrajəˌkan(t)th, -ˌkaa(ə)n- also -_kən- sometimes -agə(ˌ)k- or -aigə or -gə(ˌ)s- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French tragacanthe, tragacanth, from …
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PYRACANTHA — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkan(t)thə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pyrakantha, a tree, probably fire thorn, from pyr- + akantha thorn — more …
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PLEURACANTHEA — ˌplu̇rəˈkan(t)thēə or pleu·ra·can·thi·ni -rəˌkanˈthīˌnī ; or pleu·rac·an·tho·dii plu̇ˌrakənˈthōdēˌī Etymology: pleuracanthea from New Latin, from pleur- + -acanthea (from -acanthus ); …
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PLATACANTHOMYIDAE — ˌplad.əˌkan(t)thəˈmīəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Platacanthomys, type genus (from platy- + acanth- + -mys ) + …
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OXYACANTHINE — ˌäksēəˈkanˌthēn, -an(t)thə̇n noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary oxyacanth- (from New Latin oxyacantha — specific epithet of the hawthorn Crataegus oxyacantha …
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NOTACANTH — ˈnōd.əˌkan(t)th noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Notacanthus, type genus of Notacanthidae, from not- (I) + Greek akantha thorn, …
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MACRACANTHORHYNCHUS — -ˈriŋkəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from macr- + acanth- + -rhynchus : a genus of Acanthocephala that includes …
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HEXACANTH — ˈheksəˌkan(t)th adjective or hex·a·can·thous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|kan(t)thəs Etymology: New Latin hexacanthus, from hexa- + -acanthus (from Greek akantha thorn) — more at …
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DECACANTH — ˈdekəˌkan(t)th noun ( -s ) Etymology: deca- + -acanth (from Greek akantha thorn) — more at acanth- : a 10-hooked …
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COELACANTHINI — -thəˌnī Etymology: New Latin, from coel- + acanth- + -ini synonym of actinistia
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-ACEAE — ˈāsēˌē noun plural suffix Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, feminine plural of -aceus -aceous : plants of the nature of …
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ACANTHURUS — -rəs Etymology: New Latin, from acanth- + -urus synonym of teuthis
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ACANTHOUS — əˈkan(t)thəs adjective Etymology: acanth- + -ous : spinous
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ACANTHOSTYLE — əˈkan(t)thəˌstīl noun ( -s ) Etymology: acanth- + -style : a monaxon sponge spicule rounded at one end and bearing …
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ACANTHOSOMA — əˌkan(t)thəˈsōmə noun ( plural acanthosomas -ōməz ; or acanthosoma·ta -ōməd.ə) Etymology: New Latin, from acanth- + -soma; from its spiny …
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ACANTHOSIS — ˌaˌkanˈthōsə̇s, ˌakən- noun ( plural acanthoses -ōˌsēz) Etymology: New Latin, from acanth- + -osis : a benign overgrowth of the …
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ACANTHOSCELIDES — əˌkan(t)thəˈseləˌdēz noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from acanth- + Greek skelos leg + -ides (plural of -id-, -is, patronymic …
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ACANTHOR — əˈkanˌthȯ(ə)r noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from acanth- (from Acanthocephala ) + -or : the mature embryo of …
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ACANTHOPTERYGII — ˌaˌkanˌthäptəˈrijēˌī, ˌakən- noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from acanth- + -pterygii (from Greek pterygion fin, small wing) in …
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ACANTHOPORE — əˈkan(t)thəˌpō(ə)r noun ( -s ) Etymology: acanth- + -pore : a tubular spine in some fossil bryozoans
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ACANTHOPODOUS — |aˌkan|thäpədəs, |akən- adjective Etymology: acanth- + -podous 1. : spiny-footed 2. : having spiny petioles or peduncles
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ACANTHOPOD — -əˌpäd adjective Etymology: acanth- + -pod : spiny-footed
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ACANTHOPHIS — əˈkan(t)thəfə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from acanth- + Greek ophis snake — more at ophidia : a genus …
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ACANTHUS — acanth|us BrE AmE ə ˈkæn t θ |əs ▷ acanth|i aɪ ▷ acanth|uses əs ɪz -əz
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