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acalycine |
acalypha |
acalypha virginica |
acalysinous |
acanth |
Acantha
| acanthaceae
| acanthaceous
| acanthine
| acanthion
| acanthisitta
Acantha
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Acantha has 1 sense
- acantha(n = noun.shape) spine, spur - any sharply pointed projection; Array is a kind of projection
Derived form adjective acanthous1
CIDE DICTIONARY
Acantha, n. [Gr. thorn, fr. point. See Acute.].
- A prickle. [1913 Webster]
- A spine or prickly fin. [1913 Webster]
- The vertebral column; the spinous process of a vertebra. Dunglison. [1913 Webster]
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