1. having prickly growths. 2. belonging to the plant family Acanthaceae. Compare acanthus family. Most material ...

adjective · having prickly growths. · belonging to the plant family Acanthaceae.

(botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the Acanthaceae family.[First attested in the mid 18th century.] · Armed with prickles, as a plant.

The earliest known use of the adjective acanthaceous is in the mid 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for acanthaceous is from 1738, in the writing of Ephraim ...

And what is an acanthus? It's a thorny plant with spiky-shaped leaves (rather like big dandelion or thistle leaves, really). Its leaves are featured curling at ...

Acanthaceous definition: (botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the Acanthaceae family.[First attested in the mid 18th century.].

The meaning of ACANTHACEAE is a family of widely distributed herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Polemoniales) having opposite leaves and tubular bracted ...

ac•an•tha•ceous USA pronunciation adj. Plant Biologyhaving prickly growths. Plant Biologybelonging to the plant family Acanthaceae. Cf. acanthus family.

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acanthaceousadjective. Armed with prickles, as a plant. · acanthaceousadjective. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the acanthus is ...