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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:

Nouns denoting plants

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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