... Acanthus is the typical genus . 1751 CHAMBERS Cyc . s.v. Acanthus , Acanthus .. the repre- sentation of the leaves of an acanthaceous plant . 1880 J. S. COOPER Coral Lands I. xvii . 197 An acanthaceous herb , in- habiting swamps . ..a ...
... ACANTHACEOUS , the fame with ACANA- CEOUS , which fee . ACANTHALZUCA , in botany , the echeno pus , or glove thistle ... ACANTHUS . n .. [ Lat . ] The name of the herb bears - breech , remarkable for being the mo- del of the ...
... ( Acanthus ) sent from Old Calabar by Mr A. HEWAN , Medical Missionary , and now flowering in the Edinburgh Botanic Garden . This acanthaceous plant belongs to the true Acanthus section , as described by Dr T. Anderson of Calcutta , in ...
... Acanthaceous genus , with flowers like Forsythia and leaves not fully developed till after the flowers fade ; and Monachochlamys , another genus of Acanthacea allied to Mendoncia and Thunbergia , with numerous small flowers , each con ...
... ACANTHUS , a name given by Theophrastus to the acacia tree . ACANTHURUS , in ichthyology , a sub- division of the Linnæan genus , chaetodon , con- taining 15 species , according to Dr. Shaw . ACANTHACEOUS , from axavoa , aculeum ...
... ACANTHUS , a name given by Theophrastus to the acacia tree . ACANTHURUS , in ichthyology , a sub- division of the Linnæan genus , chatodon , con- taining 15 species , according to Dr. Shaw . ACANTHACEOUS , from aкavla , aculeum ...
... Acanthus ilicifolius is a halophyte , growing particularly in tidal swamps . Ruellia tuberosa , a native of America ... Acanthaceous features and not reported in Rhinantheae ( see Johri et al . 1992 ) . In addition , presence of ...
... Acanthus . ACANTHACEOUS ( a'kan - tha'she - us ) , a . Armed with prickles , as a plant . ACANTHARIS ( a - kan'tha - ris ) , n . [ Gr ακανθίας . ] Α species of cimex , found in Jamaica . ACANTHICE ( a - kan this ) , n . The sweet juice ...