the plant family Acanthaceae, typified by tropical herbaceous plants and shrubs having simple opposite leaves, clusters of tubular bracted flowers, and seeds sometimes dispersed by exploding fruit, including the acanthus, caricature, and shrimp plant.
ACANTHUS FAMILY
Meaning of ACANTHUS FAMILY in English
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012