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acanthus

/əˈkæn.θəs/

Meanings

noun

Acanto

A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Scrophulariales) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India.

Examples :

El jardín presentaba varias variedades de acanto, cuyas hojas espinosas añadían una textura dramática al parterre.