bear's breech

See also: bear's-breech

English

Alternative forms

• bear's breeches
• bear's-breech

Noun

bear's breech (plural bear's breeches)

1. Any of two common species of acanthus, Acanthus mollis and, less frequently, Acanthus spinosus.
2. Any species of the genus Acanthus.
3. (rare) A species of hogweed, Heracleum sphondylium

Synonyms

• (Acanthus mollis): common bear's breech
• (Acanthus spinosus): spiny bear's breech
• (Any Acanthus species): acanthus

Translations

Acanthus mollis

• Arabic: أَقَنْثَا نَاعِمَة f (ʔaqanṯā nāʕima)
• Basque: molorrika
• Catalan: ala d'àngel
• Finnish: kreikanakantti
• German: Weiche Bärentatze f, Wahrer Bärenklau m
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Maltese: ħannewija f
• Portuguese: branca ursina f, erva gigante f
• Spanish: acanto (es)
• Welsh: troed yr arth m or f

acanthus — see acanthus

Heracleum sphondylium

• Basque: urdanaza, ubitazi
• Catalan: bellerenca
• German: Wiesen-Bärenklau f
• Irish: feabhrán m
• Spanish: branca ursina, espondilio, pie de oso
• Welsh: efwr m