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English
Etymology
From translingual Acanthaceae + -ous.
Pronunciation
Adjective
acanthaceous (comparative more acanthaceous, superlative most acanthaceous)
- (botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the Acanthaceae family.
- Armed with prickles, as a plant.
Translations
pertaining to the acanthus family
References
- ^ Urdang, Laurence, ed. The Random House College Dictionary. 1st. New York: Random House, Inc., 1984.
- ^ Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.