Acanthus

See also: acanthus and -acanthus

Translingual

Acanthus mollis 'Oak Leaf' - Missouri Botanical Garden

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos), from ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”), from ἀκή (akḗ, “point”).

Pronunciation

• English:
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈkæn.θəs/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /əˈkæn.θəs/

Proper noun

Acanthus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthaceae – prickly herbs that grow in the Mediterranean; the acanthuses.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Lamiales – order; Acanthaceae - family; Acanthoideae - subfamily; Acantheae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Acanthus mollis (bear's breeches) - type species; Acanthus balcanicus, Acanthus dioscoridis, Acanthus ebracteatus, Acanthus eminens, Acanthus hirsutus, Acanthus ilicifolius, Acanthus montanus, Acanthus polystachyus, Acanthus spinosus, Acanthus syriacus - selected other species

Derived terms

• Acanthaceae
• Acanthoideae

References

• Acanthus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Acanthus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Acanthus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Acanthus at USDA Plants database
• Acanthus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Acanthus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Acantheae at APWeb
• Acanthus at Plants of the World Online
• Acanthus at Tropicos