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ACANTH	• acanth n. Acanthus. • acanth- pref. With thorns. • ACANTH n. a prickly plant with toothed leaves, also ACANTHUS, ACANTHA.
ACANTHA	• acantha n. (Botany) A prickle. • acantha n. (Zoology) A spine or prickly fin. • acantha n. (Anatomy) A spinous process of a vertebra.
ACANTHI	• acanthi n. Plural of acanthus. • ACANTHUS n. a prickly plant with toothed leaves, also ACANTH, ACANTHA.
ACANTHS	• acanths n. Plural of acanth. • ACANTH n. a prickly plant with toothed leaves, also ACANTHUS, ACANTHA.
ACANTHAE	• ACANTHA n. (Greek) a sharp spiny part or structure, such as the spinous process of a vertebra.
ACANTHAS	• acanthas n. Plural of acantha. • ACANTHA n. (Greek) a sharp spiny part or structure, such as the spinous process of a vertebra.
ACANTHIN	• acanthin n. (Zoology, dated) strontium sulfate, the main constituent of the skeletons of the Acantharea. • ACANTHIN n. a deposit within the skeletons of tiny animals.
ACANTHUS	• acanthus n. A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae… • acanthus n. (Architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus, used in the capitals… • Acanthus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthaceae – prickly herbs that grow in the Mediterranean; the acanthuses.
ACANTHINE	• acanthine adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus, or its leaves. • ACANTHINE adj. of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus.
ACANTHINS	• ACANTHIN n. a deposit within the skeletons of tiny animals.
ACANTHOID	• acanthoid adj. Having the shape of a spine or thorn. • ACANTHOID adj. spine-shaped.
ACANTHOUS	• acanthous adj. (Botany) Synonym of spinous. • ACANTHOUS adj. spiny, prickly.
ACANACEOUS	• acanaceous adj. (Very rare) Bearing prickles or thistles; prickly. • ACANACEOUS adj. bearing prickles or thorns.
ACANTHUSES	• acanthuses n. Plural of acanthus. • ACANTHUS n. a prickly plant with toothed leaves, also ACANTH, ACANTHA.
ACANTHACEOUS	• acanthaceous adj. (Botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the Acanthaceae family. • acanthaceous adj. Armed with prickles, as a plant. • ACANTHACEOUS adj. prickly; of the Acanthaceae.
ACANTHOCEPHALAN	• acanthocephalan n. Any of parasitic intestinal worms comprising the phylum Acanthocephala. • acanthocephalan adj. In a manner similar to Acanthocephala. • ACANTHOCEPHALAN adj. belonging to the Acanthocephala, a division of parasitic worms with spiny proboscis.

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