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Definition of
acanthus noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
acanthus
noun
noun
NAmE
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əˈkænθəs
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/
[
countable
,
uncountable
]
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a plant which grows in warm regions, and which has shiny leaves with sharp points, and long thin parts with flowers on them
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