Definition of Acanthus family

1. Noun. Widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Acanthus Family

acanthopterygian
acanthopterygians
acanthopterygii
acanthopterygious
acanthor
acanthorrhexis
acanthoses
acanthosis
acanthosis nigricans
acanthotic
acanthous
acanthrocyte
acanthrocytosis
acanths
acanthus
acanthus family (current term)
acanthuses
acapella
acapnia
acapnial
acapnial alkalosis
acapnias
acapnic
acapnotic
acaprazine
acapsular
acapulcoite
acaracide
acarbia
acarbose

Literary usage of Acanthus family

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

1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord. Britton, Hon. Addison. Brown (1913)
"acanthus family. Herbs, or some tropical genera shrubs or small trees, with opposite simple exstipulate leaves, and irregular or nearly regular perfect ..."

2. The Elements of Botany for Beginners and for Schools by Asa Gray (1887)
"... acanthus family. Plants with opposite simple leaves, 2-lipped or otherwise irregular or even regular ..."

3. Field, Forest, and Garden Botany: A Simple Introduction to the Common Plants by Asa Gray (1895)
"... acanthus family. Plants with opposite simple leaves, 2-lipped or otherwise irregular or even regular ..."

4. Bulletin of the New York Botanical Garden by New York Botanical Garden (1908)
"To the right is the acanthus family ; not many of these plants are hardy in this ... To the right of the acanthus family is the single bed devoted to the ..."

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