any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
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acanthus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | herb, herbaceous plant |
| Has types | sea holly, bear's breech, bear's breeches, acanthus mollis |
Examples of acanthus
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The garden favourite is the acanthus, the only cutting from his mother's garden.
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These capitals have a fusion of acanthus leaves with the four pendant Indian bells.
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Its jagged foliage is wonderful against the dark, shiny leaves of fatsia or acanthus.
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Individual species include palm, hibiscus, holly, plumbago, acanthus, legumes, and myrtle.
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There is no fruit on the olive branch, and the engraver added a border of acanthus leaves.
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The basket had been placed on the root of an acanthus plant which had grown up around it.
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The flat has beautiful sash windows and acanthus leaf cornices.
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It is a handsome piece, made of walnut, and has an acanthus leaf on each side of the top rail.
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The gray-painted panels have frames with carved C-scrolls, acanthus leaves, shells and more vines.
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- Any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
- Acanthus (plural: acanthus, rarely acanthuses (English) or acanthi (Latin), or feminine form - acantha) is the Latinized form of the Greek acanthos or akanthos. It can also be used as the prefix acantho-, meaning "thorny". ...
- Acanthus (Greek: ; in Ptolemy) was an ancient city of Egypt, on the western bank of the Nile, 120 stadia south of Memphis. Its site is located at the modern village of Dashour. It was in the Memphite Nome, and, therefore, in the Heptanomis. ...
- Acantha (Greek: u1F08u03BAu03ACu03BDu03B8u03B1, English translation: "thorny") is often claimed to be a minor character in Greek mythology whose metamorphosis was the origin of the Acanthus plant. The tale goes that Acantha was a nymph loved by the god Apollo. Acantha however rebuffed Apollo's advances and scratched his face when he tried to rape her...
- The acanthus is one of the most common plant forms followed, not necessarily very closely, to make foliage ornament and decoration. ...
- Acanthus is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the Roman World, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean Basin and Asia. Common names include Acanthus and Bear's breeches. ...
- A classical decorative motif based on the leaves of the acanthus plant.
- A thistle species very common in the Mediterranean. Its large, jagged leaves, curving in slightly at the tips, have been a favorite ornamental pattern since classical antiquity.
- A term used to describe a decorative feature frequently carved on furniture and representing the leaf of the Acanthus spinosus, a motif which was used as far back as Greek and Roman times
