acantha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A prickle.
  2. A spine or prickly fin.
  3. A spinous process of a vertebra.

Pronunciation

/əˈkæn.θə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-acantha.wav

Word forms

acantha acanthas

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”), from ἀκή (akḗ, “point”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

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