acanthus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 See also 1.3.4 References 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflection

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin acanthus < Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (akanthos) < ἀκή (akē), “‘thorn’”) + ἄνθος (anthos), “‘flower’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈkænθəs/

[edit] Noun

acanthus (plural acanthuses or acanthi)

1. A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Scrophulariales) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India.
2. (architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus, and used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders.

[edit] Synonyms

• (a member of Acanthus): bear's breech, bear's breeches, bear's-breech (rare)

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[edit] See also

• acantha

[edit] References

• acanthus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (akanthos) < ἀκή (akē), “‘thorn’”) + ἄνθος (anthos), “‘flower’”).

[edit] Noun

acanthus (genitive acanthī); m, second declension

1. A plant known as Bear's Foot.
2. A thorny evergreen tree.

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	acanthus	acanthī
genitive	acanthī	acanthōrum
dative	acanthō	acanthīs
accusative	acanthum	acanthōs
ablative	acanthō	acanthīs
vocative	acanthe	acanthī