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What (who) is Acanthus - definition
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Acanthi; Acanthos; Acanthus (city); Akanthos; Acantho; Acanthuses; Acanthus (disambiguation); Acanthae; Acanth; Acantho-
acanthus
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1. a herbaceous plant or shrub with bold flower spikes and spiny decorative leaves, found in warm regions of the Old World. [Genus Acanthus: many species.]
2. Architecture a representation of an acanthus leaf, used especially as a decoration for Corinthian column capitals.
Origin
via L. from Gk akanthos, from akantha 'thorn', from ake 'sharp point'.
Acanthus
·noun A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech.
II. Acanthus ·noun An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of the acanthus (Acanthus spinosus);
- used in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders.
Acanthus
Acanthus (plural: acanthus, rarely acanthuses in English, or acanthi in Latin), its feminine form acantha (plural: acanthae), the Latinised form of the ancient Greek word acanthos or akanthos, or the prefix acantho-, may refer to:
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Acanthus
Acanthus (plural: acanthus, rarely acanthuses in English, or acanthi in Latin), its feminine form acantha (plural: acanthae), the Latinised form of the ancient Greek word acanthos or akanthos, or the prefix acantho-, may refer to:
Examples of use of Acanthus
1. Supervisors went round Thursday checking that the right color petals were being laid into the proper forms of flowers, crosses and acanthus leaves.
2. Fearing ourselves, we need our illusions to protect us, even if the protection takes the form of finials and cartouches, corinthian columns and acanthus leaves.