Look up: Acanthus

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   Acanthus
   These perennials grow wild in the grasslands, woods, scrub and rocky hills of the Balkans, Romania, Greece, eastern Mediterranean, and Africa. These plants, known as Bear's Breeches, need winter protection if grown in the North. They form lush clumps of shiny, dark green, lance-shaped leaves, which are deeply lobed. The leaves of A. spinosus are strewn with spines. The funnel shaped flowers grow in spikes from 2 to 5 feet long, in the summer. The flowers of A. hungaricus are white or pale ...
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   acanthus
   A Mediterranean plant. The leaves are thick, fleshy, and scalloped. A stylization of the acanthus leaf began in Greek and Roman decoration, especially on the Corinthian capital.
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   Acanthus
   The acanthus is a herbaceous plant of south Europe, Asia and Africa. It has large hairy, shiny leaves.
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   acanthus
   [n] - any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers
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   Acanthus
   A Mediterranean plant, with thick, fleshy, scalloped leaves. The Romanesque stylization of the acanthus leaf, also called Winchester acanthus, is ultimately derived from that used in classical decoration, especially Corinthian and composite capitals, but bears little resemblance to the plant.
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   Acanthus
   A thistle-like plant that has thick, fleshy leaves with serrated edges. It is native to the Mediterranean region. It has been used as a stylised decorative motif throughout history, with its most obvious use being on capitals of the Corinthian and composite order. The motif sometimes resembles the leaves of the dandelion, thistle or artichoke plant ...
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   acanthus
   See DECORATIVE MOTIFS
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   Acanthus
   Genus of spiny-leaved Mediterranean plants
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   Acanthus
   A·can'thus noun ; plural English Acanthuses Latin Acanthi [ Latin , from Greek .... Confer Acantha .] 1. (Botany) A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's- breech. 2. (Architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of the acanthus ( Acanthus spinosus ); -- used in th ...
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    acanthus
    Origin: L, from Gr. Cf. Acantha. ... 1. <botany> A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech. ... 2. An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of the acanthus (Acanthus spinosus); used in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar ...
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    acanthus
    noun any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
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    Acanthus
    `Acanthus` (plural: `acanthus`, rarely `acanthuses` (English) or `acanthi` (Latin), or feminine form - acantha) is the Latinized form of the Greek `Acanthos` or `Akanthos`. It can also be used as the prefix `Acantho-`, meaning 'thorny'. It may refer to:
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    Acanthus
    • (n.) A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear`s-breech. • (n.) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of the acanthus (Acanthus spinosus); -- used in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders.
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    acanthus
    in architecture and decorative arts, a stylized ornamental motif based on a characteristic Mediterranean plant with jagged leaves, Acanthus spinosus. ... [1 related articles]
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    Acanthus
    Acanthus is a Lat In boy name. The meaning of the name is `Thorny Points on the Cactus Plant` The name Acanthus doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Acanthus seems to be unique!
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    acanthus
    acanthus 1. A group of native-Mediterranean plants with large, segmented, thistle-like leaves; a thistle plant. 2. The term acanthus is also used in architecture referring to an ornamental design patterned after the leaves of the acanthus plant.
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    Acanthus
    Classical ornament in the form of stylized leaf decoration based on the scalloped leaves of the acanthus plant.
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    Acanthus
    The acanthus leaf was used as a decorative motif on the Corinthian capital and later on the Composite capital. The form is a stylized version of the plant's long, slender leaves and pointed flowers.
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    acanthus
    acanthus (ukăn'thus) , common name for a member of the Acanthaceae, a family of chiefly perennial herbs and shrubs, mostly native to the tropics. A few members of the family, many of which have decorative spiny leaves, are cultivated as ornamentals—especially the Mediterranean acanth...
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