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ACANTHUS
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Irregular inflected form: acanthi
I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("acanthus" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "acanthus"):
Acanthus mollis; bear's breech; bear's breeches; sea holly (widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers)
Holonyms ("acanthus" is a member of...):
genus Acanthus (bear's breeches)
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