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Definition of: acanthus
(ə·kan′thəs) noun plural ·thus·es or ·thi (-thī)
1. Any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spinous leaves: common in the Mediterranean region.
2. A conventionalized architectural and decorative representation of its leaf, characteristic of the Corinthian capital. Also acanthus leaf. [<L <Gk. akanthos <akē thorn]
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