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Definition of Acantus
Acanthus, a leaf-like ornament on the capitals of the columns of
certain orders of architecture.
- Wikipedia
A*can"thus (&?;), n.; pl. E.
Acanthuses (&?;), L. Acanthi (&?;).
[L., from Gr. &?;. Cf. Acantha.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous prickly
plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-
breech.
2. (Arch.) An ornament resembling the
foliage or leaves of the acanthus (Acanthus spinosus); -- used in
the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (Botany): A genus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Scrophulariales) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; includes bear's breech.
- (Architecture): An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of the acanthus (Acanthus spinosus); — used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders.
Latin
- a plant known as Bear's Foot.
- a thorny evergreen tree.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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