(n) any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
n.; pl. E. Acanthuses /plu>, L. Acanthi [ L., from Gr. &unr_;. Cf. Acantha. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
1. (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Arch.) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of the acanthus (Acanthus spinosus); -- used in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders. [ 1913 Webster ]
[akatsukihagi ; akiresutan] (n) Achilles tang (Acanthurus achilles, species of surgeonfish found from the Western Pacific to the East Central Pacific) [Add to Longdo]
[irezuminiza] (n) white-freckled surgeonfish (Acanthurus maculiceps, species of tang from the Indo-West Pacific); spot-face surgeon; pale-lined surgeonfish; yellow-freckled surgeon fish [Add to Longdo]
[indeian'o-shanmimikkusa-jonfisshu ; indeian'o-shanmimikkusa-janfisshu] (n) Indian Ocean mimic surgeonfish (Acanthurus tristis, species of tang from the Indian Ocean) [Add to Longdo]
[osujikurohagi ; da-kusa-jan ; da-kusa-jon ; ringute-rusa-janfisshu ; ringute-rusa-j] (n) ringtail surgeonfish (Acanthurus blochii, species of tang from the Indo-Pacific); blue-banded pualu; dark surgeon; tailring surgeonfish [Add to Longdo]
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