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Definition of Acanthoid
1. Adjective. Shaped like a spine or thorn.
Definition of Acanthoid
1. Adjective. Having the shape of a spine or thorn ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Acanthoid
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Acanthoid
1. Spine-shaped. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acanthoid
Literary usage of Acanthoid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The British Journal of Dermatology by British Association of Dermatology (1906)
"... and anomalies of cornification, namely horny pearls, may be seen in the
acanthoid variety. In my series of specimens described later, Numbers IX and. ..."
2. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria by Royal Society of Victoria (Melbourne, Vic.), Royal Society of Victoria (1890)
"... were here obtained ; also a portion of fish allied acanthoid fish was obtained
from here, about ten inches in length in its incomplete state, ..."
3. Atlas of cutaneous morbid histology by Max Joseph, J. B. van Deventer (1906)
"... the prickle cells (acanthoid) predominates. The specimen figured is taken from
a hard wart of the hand. The non-nucleated cells of the stratum corneum ..."
4. The English Rock-garden by Reginald John Farrer (1919)
"... glossy spiny foliage and tall spikes of labiate or acanthoid flowers in lively
tones of pink, pink and white, or yellow. ..."
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