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Acanthus
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(1):
(n.) A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech.
(2):
(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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Acanthus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/acanthus.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Acanthus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/acanthus.html. 1828.
