English Explanatory Dictionary

acanth-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Having thorns.

Pronunciation

/əˈkænθ/

Word forms

acanth- acantho-

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos, “thorn plant”), from ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”).

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