ˌaˌkanˈthāsēˌē, ˌakən- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Acanthus, type genus + -aceae
: a family of widely distributed herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Polemoniales) having opposite leaves and tubular bracted irregular flowers with two or four stamens
• ac·an·tha·ceous |aˌkan|thāshəs, |akən- adjective
• acan·thad əˈkan(t)thəd, -nˌthad noun -s