Definition of Acanthus mollis

1. Noun. Widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers.

Exact synonyms: Bear's Breech, Bear's Breeches, Sea Holly
Generic synonyms: Acanthus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acanthus Mollis

Acanthisitta chloris
Acanthisittidae
Acanthocereus
Acanthocereus pentagonus
Acanthocereus tetragonus
Acanthocheilonema
Acanthocybium
Acanthocybium solandri
Acanthophis
Acanthophis antarcticus
Acanthoscelides
Acanthoscelides obtectus
Acanthuridae
Acanthurus
Acanthurus chirurgus
Acanthus mollis (current term)
Acapulco
Acapulco de Juarez
Acapulco gold
Acaridae
Acarnanian
Acarnanians
Acarus
Acarus balatus
Acarus folliculorum
Acarus gallinae
Acarus hordei
Acarus rhizoglypticus hyacinthi
Acarus scabiei
Accad

Literary usage of Acanthus mollis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Classical Museum by Leonhard Schmitz (1846)
"He distinguishes between the cultivated and the wild acanthus, the former of which is supposed to be Acanthus mollis, Linn., the latter Acanthus Spinosus, ..."

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