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Definition of Acanthous
1. Adjective. Shaped like a spine or thorn.
Definition of Acanthous
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acanthous
Literary usage of Acanthous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"... the foliage of the capital ; suggested, according to Vitruvius, by the leaves
of some acanthous plant. ..."