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GENUS ACANTHUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bear's breeches
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Acanthus" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Acanthus"):
acanthus (any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated)
Holonyms ("genus Acanthus" is a member of...):
Acanthaceae; acanthus family; family Acanthaceae (widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales)
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